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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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Glass scent bottle closed in a woven plastic string cage

Glass scent bottle closed in a woven plastic string cage. Metal mounted and screw cap. Inner glass stopper. ...

Four-leaf clover-shaped scent bottle, souvenir of Turin

Four-leaf clove- shaped porcelain scent bottle, souvenir of Turin. Three leaves have a view of the city's squares, the fourth bear...

Glass bottle in a gilt metal cage with the royalty hemblems, made for Elizabeth II’s coronation

Scent bottle made for Elizabeth II's coronation. The clear glass bottle is enclosed in a gilt metal cage with the royalty hemblem...

Scent bottle made of a pair of mother-of-pearl shell, souvenir of Arona (I)

Scent bottle made of a pair of shells, glued together and harnessed with machine-tooled brass. It's a souvenir of the town of Aron...

Porcelain scent bottle, souvenir of Alessandria in Piedmont (I)

Souvenir porcelain scent bottle of the town of Alessandria in Piedmont, showing the Garibaldi square. Screw metal cap with suspens...

Heart shaped porcelain scent bottle, souvenir of Saint Peter in Rome (I)

Heart shaped porcelain scent bottle with a decal and the inscription "Saint Peter - Souvenir of Roma"; on the front. The back is p...

Porcelain scent bottle in depicting of a Victorian bathing machine

Porcelain scent bottle depictin of a Victorian bathing machine. Sprinkler crown top, marked by the Boldoot Company of Amsterdam f...

Heart-shaped porcelain scent bottle, souvenir of Bournemouth

Blue glass teardrop scent souvenir of the The Palace of Electricity, Paris Expo 1900

Blue glass tear shaped scent bottle showing a white cartouche showing The Palace of Electricity, due to Mr. Hénard while the Châte...

Red glass teardrop scent souvenir of the The Palace of Electricity, Paris Expo 1900

Red glass tear shaped scent bottle showing a white cartouche showing The Palace of Electricity, due to Mr. Hénard while the Châtea...

Globular porcelain scent bottle, souvenir of Winnipeg

Globular porcelain scent bottle, souvenir of Winnipeg, capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada. It shows a ...

Glass scent bottle souvenir of Krynica (PL) with a decal showing the Old Bathrooms

Glass scent bottle souvenir of Krynica (PL) with a decal showing the Old Bathrooms, formerly called ‘mineral’, built between 1863...