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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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Flattened oval scent bottle in iridescent glass with a decal of a courting scene

Flattened oval scent bottle in iridescent glass with a decal of a courting scene. Silvered metal collar with mercury glass cap and...

Oval blue glass scent bottle showing a hand-painted white scene of a courting couple

Oval blue glass scent bottle showing a hand painted scene of a courting couple in white. Metal collar and tiny mercury glass cap w...

Metal scent bottle, covered in black knurled leather

Metal scent bottle, covered in black knurled leather. Brass collar with round gold mercury glass stopper with wand.

Oval white glass scent bottle with a decal showing a floral decor

Oval white glass scent bottle with a decal showing a floral decor. The back side is white. Metal collar with silvered mercury glas...

Throwaway scent bottle in cut glass: every cut side is painted in gold.

Throwaway scent bottle made of cut glass: every cut side is painted in gold. Matching oval cap in gilded glass. ...

Throwaway scent bottle in clear glass with hand-painted gilt thumbprints, retaining parchment and string

Throwaway scent bottle made of clear glass, decorated with hand-painted gilt striped oval shapes called 'thumbprints'. Tiny glass ...

Throwaway scent bottle in clear glass with hand-painted gilt twig

Throwaway scent bottle made of clear glass, decorated with hand-painted gilt twig. Tiny glass stopper.

Throwaway scent bottle in clear cut glass with hand-painted gilt twigs and thumbprints.

Throwaway scent bottle made in clear cut glass and decorated with faded hand-painted gilt twigs and thumbprints. Glass stopper wit...

Chinese scent bottle in mother of pearl with round labyrinths and flowers decors

Chinese scent bottle in mother of pearl decorated with two different round labyrinths and two different flowers. The decoration is...

Yellow enamelled metal scent bottle with hand-painted landscapes with grapes and cats

Yellow enamelled metal scent bottle with hand-painted landscapes with grapes and cats playing in a garden. The waisted shape is si...

White Peking glass scent bottle with a blue decor of flowers, trees and birds

Eight-shaped scent bottle in white Peking glass with a blue decor of flowers, trees and birds. Metal cap.

Pendant scent bottle in carved horn coated in embossed silver

Pendant scent bottle in carved horn coated in embossed silver. The central square was polished to be clear. Screw cap shaped as a ...