Vanity Items: Perfume Bottles

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

Sweet and pretty Art Nouveau clear glass perfume with silver overlay. Made by Alvin in Providence, ca 1900. Bottle ovoid with short cylindrical neck and flat rim in silver collar. Stopper squashed ball with short plug. Engraved silver overlay in form of fluid and interlaced scrolls. Asymmetrical cartouche engraved with single-letter script monogram. Fully marked and numbered 40. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 3 3/4 x D 2 3/8 in. #BS242

Pretty American Edwardian perfume, ca 1910. Ovoid crystal battle with acid-etched and stylized flower branch and faceted neck. Stopper sterling silver with radiating pink guilloche top and dagger plug. Stopper marked “Sterling”. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 4 1/2 x D 2 1/2 in. #BI197

Beautiful gift-quality sterling silver perfume bottle. Made by Gorham in Providence in 1873. Cylindrical with sloping shoulder and tall neck. Threaded and cork-lined cover. At bottom viniagrette with hinged cover and hinged and pierced grill. Engraved stylized foliate ornament and interlaced script monograms. A handy accessory for the aesthetically overwhelmed neuropath. Fully marked including date letter and no. 140. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 4 1/4 x D 7/8 in. Weight: 1.5 troy... Click for details

Pair of rare Art Nouveau perfume bottles. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1910.

Each: Clear crystal with ovoid body and truncated conical neck terminating in knop. Cut ornament in form of large leafy scrolls and beads. Foot sterling silver with acid-etched scrolls and flowers and mauve enamel beads. Stopper sterling silver with more scrolls and flowers, enamel chevrons, lobed finial, and scalloped rim. Stopper has short glass plug. Beautiful turn-of-the-century design with a touch of... Click for details

Unusual ruby glass double perfume with 18K gold mounts. Made by Samson Mordan in Sheffield in 1869. Ovoid bottle comprising two parts with vertical partition. Oval gold neck with hinged and split cover. Two clear glass stoppers with short plugs. On cover is engraved two-letter script monogram. At bottom oval mount with hinged ornamental grill and plain cover. Innovative Victorian design. Fully marked including design number registered in 1868. Maker’s stamp on grill. Excellent condition. ... Click for details