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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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16th century
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Fretwork blue porcelain scent bottle with a spray of forget me nots and moulded Prince of Wales feathers

Porcelain scent bottle of tapering form, lattice moulding around opposing oval reserves, one with fleur-de-lis, the other with a s...

Glass vial with stopper enclosed in an enamelled metal cicada

Glass vial with stopper enclosed in an enamelled metal double cage shaped as a cicada with two faceted rhinestones as eyes. Two pe...

Louis Philippe Chatelaine scent bottle in glass and silver.

Chatelaine cut glass scent bottle with heavy and masterfully worked silver cage on both sides. There are many different motivs in ...

WW1 Trench Art metal scent bottle ‘The last hug’

Round flattened metal scent bottle showing on the front a couple embracing in front of a flag with Lorraine crosses; the word FRAN...

Small scent bottle with murrine – 1 –

Tiny egg-shaped scent bottle in white glass with rose-shaped murrine, perhaps produced by the Toso brothers, active in Murano sinc...

Small scent bottle with murrine – 2 –

Tiny triangular-shaped scent bottle in millefiori glass with flowers-shaped murrine, perhaps produced by the Toso brothers, active...

Small scent bottle with murrine – 3 –

Tiny tear-drop scent bottle in millefiori glass with flowers-shaped murrine, perhaps produced by the Toso brothers, active in Mura...

Small scent bottle with murrine – 4 –

Tiny square tear-drop scent bottle in millefiori glass with flowers-shaped murrine, perhaps produced by the Toso brothers, active ...

Small scent bottle with murrine – 5 –

Tiny spearhead scent bottle in millefiori glass with flowers-shaped murrine, perhaps produced by the Toso brothers, active in Mura...

Small scent bottle in gold and silver leaf glass – 6 –

Tiny egg-shaped scent bottle in gold and silver leaf Murano glass, imitating a rosebud, perhaps produced by the Toso brothers, act...

Heart-shaped earthenware scent bottle with fine floral decorations

Heart-shaped earthenware scent bottle, hand-painted with two different floral decord on both sides. Probably the stopper was a co...

Silver filigree dance chatelaine with belt clip and decoration characterized by “fleurs de lys”

Silver alloy filigree dance chatelaine with belt clip and decoration characterized by "fleurs de lys". The round container with "h...