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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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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 ...

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.