Fragrances in Foreign CountriesPortable Perfume Bottles
Paisley-shaped perfume bottle
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Paisley-shaped perfume bottle
The famous work communicates the sophisticated techniques used in Venetian glass. Button-like motifs decorate the circumference of the body of this elegant paisley-shaped perfume bottle. A stunning green has been used on the spout, buttons, and lower border, accentuating the beautiful shape of this example of Venetian glass.
Red glass perfume bottle
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Red glass perfume bottle
Bilston
Perfume bottle with floral motif in enamels
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Bilston Perfume bottle with floral motif in enamels
In the mid-eighteenth century, the craft of working in enamels flourished in Britain, where these perfume bottles were produced at the Bilston. Identical bird-shaped metal stoppers top of the bottle.
Cut glass perfume bottle with telescope
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Cut glass perfume bottle with telescope
A metal circle is visible in the center of each of these transparent cut-glass perfume containers. Pull on the circle and a small telescope emerges, with two stages. The lids of the containers also serve as tops for pendants.
Perfume bottle with landscape
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Perfume bottle with landscape
Silver perfume bottle with inlaid onyx
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Silver perfume bottle with inlaid onyx
This graceful portable silver perfume bottle was created when the Art Nouveau movement was at its peak. Both the vessel form and the decoration on it are curved, and black onyx has been inlaid in the center. It is a good example of a portable perfume bottle that could serve as a fashionable accessory.