Vanity Items: Perfume Bottles

Edwardian Rococo clear glass perfume in sterling silver cage. Made by William Comyns in London in 1903. Rectilinear with short neck. Sterling silver cage with open multifoils revealing cut-stars, and pierced flowers, scrolls, and diaper. Short neck in collar. Push-button hinged cover also sterling silver with chased Classical figures. Clear glass stopper with faceted finial. Marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 6 1/8 x W 2 3/4 x D 2 3/4 in. #BT248

Large Art Nouveau red glass perfume with silver overlay. Made by Gorham in Providence, ca 1910. Globular with short neck and everted rim in silver collar. Ball stopper. Symmetrical overlay in fluid whiplash tendrils and stylized leaves. Elongated oval frame with block letter monogram. Fully marked and numbered D947. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 8 3/4 x D 5 in. #BT183

Turn-of-the-century American Art Nouveau green plasss perfume bottle with engraved silver overlay. Globular with short neck and everted rim in collar. Ball stopper. Overlay in dense and dynamic flower head pattern with interlaced and overlapping petals and pointille florets. Marked “Sterling Silver Deposit 46”. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 6 1/2 x D 4 in. #BT172

Turn-of-the-century American Art Nouveau green glass silver overlay perfume. Ovoid with flattened ball stopper. Semi-abstract flower heads with curvilinear stems overlapping 2 thin hoops. Neck spool form with silver rim collar and thick knop, and subtle faceting. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 9 x D 5 in. #BT174

Large turn-of-the-century American Art Nouveau green glass perfume bottle with engraved silver overlay. Globular with short neck and everted rim in collar. Ball stopper. Overlay in dense and dynamic flower head pattern with interlaced and overlapping petals and pointille florets. Marked “Sterling Silver Deposit 67”. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 7 3/4 x D 5 in. #BT173

Large turn-of-the-century Art Nouveau green glass perfume with engraved silver overlay. Made by Gorham in Providence. Globular with everted rim. Ball stopper with short plug. Loose and interlaced silver scrollwork with flower heads in open and symmetrical pattern. Fully marked including maker’s stamp and no. D946. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 7 3/4 x D 4 3/4 in. #BT154

Early red glass silver overlay perfume. Made by Gorham in Providence, ca 1886. Globular with short neck and flat everted rim. Ball stopper. Dense and engraved overlay with scrolls and flowers. A concentrated design with small reveals of the glass. Scrolled cartouche engraved with scrolled monogram. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, patent year 1886, and no. S684. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 6 1/4 x D 3 1/2 in. #BT177

Turn-of-the-century brilliant-cut glass and sterling silver perfume. Made by Unger Brothers in New Jersey. Clear glass cylinder with diaper pattern. Sterling silver mount with hinged cover in form of growly, jowly bulldog head with red glass eyes. Endearing homeliness for the canine collector. With stopper. Three-letter script monogram. Marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 4 1/8 x W 1 1/8 x D 1 1/8 in. #BS934

Innovative Victorian perfume and vinaigrette. Made by Samson Mordan in England, ca 1870. Clear glass oval bottle comprising two joined parts with vertical partition. Silver gilt oval neck with hinged and split cover. On cover top is the name Alice in cobalt blue enamel letters. On bottle bottom, silver gilt oval mount with hinged ornamental grill and plain cover. Top and bottom encircled with lapis lazuli beads. In leather-bound case with velvet. Interlaced gilt-metal monogram applied to case... Click for details

Pair of Art Deco, sterling silver, enamel, and crystal perfumes. Retailed by Cartier in New York, ca 1920. Each: Crystal baluster bottle with flat circular foot, cut lobed shoulder, and short neck. Etched stylized flowers. Disc stopper with radiating lilac guilloche enamel and sterling silver sides and neck. Crystal dagger plug. Fully marked including retailer’s stamp. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 7 1/2 x D 2 1/8 in. #BN744

George V crystal perfume. Made by Adie Brothers in Birmingham in 1930. Curved and faceted sides with alternating pendant flowers and berry branch. Short neck in gilt sterling silver collar engraved with 3-letter monogram. Cover same and shaped with yellow enamel guilloche top with scallop shell on scaly ground. Stopper has long dagger plug. A pretty bottle in the enduringly popular Edwardian style. Fully marked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 4 5/8 x W 2 3/4 x D 2 3/4 in. #BS243 & BS244

Pair of Victorian crystal and sterling silver perfumes. Made in Birmingham in 1890. Each: Conical with cut diaper-patterned stripes alternating with plain lobes. Star cut to underside. Short neck with threaded sterling silver collar and ball cover with tooled scrolls. Cover top vacant. Pretty and old fashioned. Fully marked including maker’s initials DJE. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 6 x D 4 in. #AW342