Home » Collection

Our collection

Antique scent bottles

I started my collection of scent bottles more than forty years ago. Made of different materials over a long period from antiquity to 1940, they now comprise a collection of over 1200 pieces produced mostly in Europe, but not only. All containers are no taller than 9 cm (3 inches).

Search in the collection

Filter the collection

Period
Ancient
16th century
17th century
18th century
Early 19th century
Late 19th century
1900-1940
1940-Today

Material
Glass
Porcelain
Silver or Vermeil or Gold
Metal
Enamelled metal
Materials of animal origin
Materials of vegetal origin

Type
Standing
Lay down
Brooch
Chatelaine
Pendant

All filter

Heart-shaped porcelain scent bottle showing a branch of holly

Heart-shaped porcelain scent bottle showing a hand-painted branch of holly. On the back the word "H.M.CHINA.". Silver screw cap fu...

Chatelaine scent bottle in frosted glass depicting a four leaf clove

Chatelaine scent bottle in frosted glass depicting a four leaf clove hand-painted in green, white and gold. Brass mounted and hing...

Heart-shaped porcelain scent bottle with a blue rose.

Flat heart-shaped porcelain scent bottle, hand-painted with a blue rose. Metal or silver worn screw cap, no marks.

Acorn-shaped scent bottle made in two different tones of engraved metal

Acorn-shaped scent bottle made of richly engraved metal in two different colors. It opens to reveal a silver-plated glass stopper ...

Heart-shaped porcelain scent bottle wIth Imary style decor.

Heart-shaped porcelain scent bottle wIth Imary style decor. Silver plated screw cap with cork liner. Flacone in porcellana a form...

Belt chatelaine scent bottle in cut glass enclosed in a metal alloys cage ending in a Neo Rococo style belt clip

Belt chatelaine scent bottle in cut glass enclosed in metal alloys cage imitating the burnished silver and the rose gold. Hinged p...

Chatelaine scent bottle in metal alloy with a rich Rococo Revival motif

Chatelaine scent bottle made in a undefinite metal alloy that gives it a pleasant colour between silver and copper. On both side i...

Cut glass scent bottle with yellow guilloché screw cap and yellow silk tassel.

Cut glass scent bottle, silver mounted with yellow guilloché screw cap and yellow silk tassel. No marks.

Silver perfume/spices box made like a fish with articulated body.

Silver perfume/spices box made like a fish with articulated body. The head, secured by a little hook with eyelet, works as a top. ...

Blue-painted wood scent bottle with mirror, compact and powder puff

Blue-painted wood scent bottle with screw brass cap and bottom container, ending with a mirror, that retains a compact pink powder...

Painted-red wood and brass scent bottle, souvenir of the shop EL AGUILA in Montevideo

Painted-red wood and brass scent bottle with screw brass cap and bottom container, ending with a mirror. It bears the words: "Recu...

Jeweled black glass bottle with brass finishings and mother of pearl tip

Jeweled black glass bottle with brass filigree shoulders, foot and a round central frame for a mother of pearl tip. Ornated brass ...