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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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Turquoise opaline glass “Grand Tour” scent bottle, souvenir of the Louvre Palace

Turquoise opaline "Grand Tour" scent bottle with ormolu mount and hinged cap with the graphic of the Louvre Palace. ...

Cylindrical porcelain scent bottle with a gallant scene

Cylindrical porcelain scent bottle painted with a gallant scene in a verdant landscape. Screw silver cap marked for Birmingham, 19...

Vase-shaped chatelaine scent bottle in blue glass painted in pale blue and white

Little vase-shaped chatelaine scent bottle in blue glass painted in pale blue and white. Hinged brass cap and suspension chain wit...

Dark blue cut glass scent bottle with screw gold band stopper.

Dark blue cut glass scent bottle with screw gold band.

Square black glass scent bottle with hand-painted flowers

Square black glass scent bottle with hand painted flowers and decor. Hinged embossed brass cap.

Ovoid brass scent bottle with small raised hieroglyph, animals and symbols

Brass scent bottle of ovoid shape, the surface covered all over with small raised hieroglyph, animals and symbols. The latch top l...

Round scent bottle in pink glass with sliding cap and belt clip.

Chatelaine scent bottle made from a mussel shell with crown-shaped latch top

Chatelaine scent bottle made with a complete shell of mussel. Brass mount with a crown cap with cork sliding up the suspension ch...

Chatelaine scent bottle in brass with engine turning decor and a Stanhope lens

Chatelaine scent bottle in brass with engine turning decor of alternate stripes. The latch top, shaped as a crown with cork, slide...

Porcelain scent bottle showing two Japanese scenes of men and women in a garden

Round, flat porcelain scent bottle showing two Japanese scenes of men and women in a garden. Silver screw cap, fully hallmarked fo...

Sovietic silver scent bottle with an engraved decor on the front

Sovietic silver scent bottle with an engraved decor on the front. Screw cap linked to the bottle by a little chain. Marks for sil...

Carved bakelite case with tangles containing a clear glass vial

Carved bakelite case containing a clear glass vial with short wand. Matching screw cap with string and cylindrical bakelite pendan...