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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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Plain scent bottle in blue thick glass with many inclusions

Mold-shaped scent bottle in blue thick glass with several inclusions. No clues, it could be Medieval.

Ointment clay vase

Pink clay balsam jar with a matte black glaze. It has a pear-shaped body with a truncated cone-shaped base and a missing neck. Ove...

Clay jug for perfumed oil

Tiny jug made of plain clay for perfumed oil.

Drop-shaped chatelaine scent bottle gold painted and with encrusted decor

Drop-shaped chatelaine scent bottle in clear glass covered with gold painting with and encrusted glass floral decor. Brass mount a...

Four-piece embossed brass handbag set

Four-piece embossed brass handbag set, all charatterized by a small shield on the front: an oval pill box, a rectangular card hold...

Porcelain scent bottle decorated with Japanese scenes

Porcelain scent bottle decorated all around with Japanese scene: the white ground body is hand enamelled with seated figures among...

Silver-plated metal bottle, souvenir of the castle of Langeais (FR)

Silver-plated metal bottle, souvenir of the castle of Langeais (FR) where Anne of Brittany married Charles VIII. On the front of t...

Scent bottle in cut diamond crystal with gold cap with the word ‘SOUVENIR’

Round scent bottle in cut diamond crystal. Screw gold cap with the word "SOUVENIR" all around and inner glass stopper. Suspension...

Richly cut crystal scent bottle with silver screw cap

Richly cut crystal scent bottle with silver screw cap. Tiny marks for silver little object.

Silver atomizer scent bottle in the form of a little barrel

Silver atomizer scent bottle in the form of a little barrel decorated with two etched stripes. It retains the original rubber atom...

Turquoise glass scent bottle with Rococo decor in white glass

Turquoise glass scent bottle with Rococo decor in white glass. Silvered metal mount and cap with suspension chain. Inner glass sto...

Cut to clear scent bottle in green and white

Green glass scent bottle coated with white enamel cut to form a geometric pattern. Tall metal screw cap.