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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).

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Unusual porcelain scent bottle made like a gilt watering can

Unusual porcelain scent bottle made like a gilt watering can with an encrusted rose on the front. Metal crown top.

Violin-shaped glass scent bottle with touches of gold

Clear glass scent bottle with touches of gold, shaped as a violin. Matching stopper.

Glass scent bottle, wheel-engraved and with a gilt plant decor

Scent bottle in clear glass cut with tall facets, wheel-engraved and painted in gilt with a plant on front. Matching glass cap wit...

Faceted glass drop scent bottle containing a curl of fine blond hair.

Faceted glass drop scent bottle. Screw silver cap with suspension ring and glass and cork inner stopper. It contains a small curl ...

Sinuous scent bottle in clear cut glass, flashed in blue

Sinuous scent bottle in clear cut glass, flashed in blue. Brass hinged cap with repousse decoration.

Silver scent bottle in the shape of a realistic flagon

Silver scent bottle in the shape of a realistic flagon. On the bottom German silver marks for silver. Possibly by Martin Meyer.

Orange glass scent bottle with a silver top covering with flowers and leaves

Orange glass scent bottle embellished with a silver richly decorated top covering with flowers and leaves. The silver top is surmo...

Round green porcelain scent bottle with white daisies and touches of gold

Round porcelain scent bottle painted in green with white daisies and touches of gold. Screw cap hallmarked for Birmingham, 1887...

Paired scent bottles in silvered metal in the form of opera glass

Paired scent bottles in silvered metal in the form of an opera glass: one of the bottle is for perfume, the other one has a perfor...

Porcelain scent bottle painted in clear blue and cream imitating a flagon

Porcelain scent bottle painted in clear blue and cream imitating a flagon. Hinged embossed silver cap. This shape, originally prod...

Porcelain scent bottle depicting a Dutch girl by Goebel

Porcelain scent bottle depicting a Dutch girl made by the Goebel company; the head is the stopper. The bottom is impressed with th...

Porcelain scent bottle depicting a Dutch boy by Goebel

Porcelain scent bottle depicting a Dutch boy made by the Goebel company; the head is the stopper. The bottom is impressed with th...