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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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Gilt and enamel amphora-shaped scent bottle in Neo-Egyptian style

Amphora-shaped scent bottle in gilded metal enamelled to look like an ancient Egyptian vessel; screw cap; glass liner inside and g...

Carved and painted alabastron with original cap.

Unguentarium made of alabaster, carved and painted to made a diamonds decor. Matching hemispherical stopper.

Crystal and silver-gilt mounted scent bottle in the Gothic manner

Silver-gilt mounted scent bottle in the Gothic manner, baluster and faceted form, with applied strap-work with engraved decoratio...

Round scent bottle made from a so called Franchini bead “madre perla rosea” in Murano.

An extremely rare scent bottle crafted from a lampwork pearl known as "pink mother-of-pearl," first produced by Franchini in 1827

Round glass scent bottle totally covered in lampwork aventurine glass

Silver gilt scent bottle of octagonal form with “Julia” engraved in Gothic letters

Silver gilt scent bottle of octagonal form with engraving "Julia" in Gothic letters. Hemispherical cap tied by a chain to the body...

Shield-shaped porcelain scent bottle with a classical urn filled with fruit

Shield-shaped porcelain scent bottle, relief moulded with a classical urn filled with fruit.

Chatelaine scent bottle in Murano glass with murrine featuring white birds and pink roses

Black glass and silver aventurine scent bottle with canes featuring white birds and pink roses, surrounded by spiraling threads of...

Perforated vermeil cage containing a glass vial with the symbols for masonry, army and music

Perforated vermeil cage containing a glass vial. It shows the symbols for masonry, army and music. On the bottom there is a seal m...

Round Chatelaine scent bottle in red glass with ormolu cage, enamelled flowers and dangles

Round red glass Chatelaine scent bottle enclosed in a radial cage in bronze dore. On bothe sides there is a porcelain medalionenam...

Turquoise Bilston enamel case, hand-painted with four panels of flowers and glass scent bottle

Turquoise Bilston enamel case, hand-painted with four panels of flowers within gilt C scroll borders. Hinged silver band closure. ...

Royal Worcester porcelain scent bottle, simulating ivory, with Japanese design

Royal Worcester porcelain scent bottle, simulating ivory, with Japanese design. Silver mount and cap with floral design matching t...