Vanity Items: Perfume Bottles

Art Nouveau iridescent glass perfume by historic maker Loetz, ca 1900. Bellied bowl and short neck with flat rim. Silver ball stopper with short clear glass plug. Glass is veined and mottled iridescent blue. Loose floral silver overlay with big blooms and tendrils. Scrolled cartouche engraved with interlaced script monogram. Signed “Loetz” on pontil mark. Overlay marked “Sterling”. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 4 1/2 x D 3 3/4 in. #BS658

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 join. 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

Beautiful hand-hammered sterling silver and mixed metal perfume. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1880. Baluster with double-scroll side handles and threaded cover. Vertical stylized vegetation and darting insects (butterflies and dragonflies) applied to honeycomb ground. With chain for hanging on a lady’s chatelaine. A small-scale confluence of Japanese inspiration and Arts & Crafts technique. Hallmark includes pattern and order numbers, director’s letter M (1873-91), and phrase... Click for details

American brilliant-cut glass and 18K gold perfume vial. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1900. Tubular with square grid. Ornament comprises faceted X’s alternating with faceted rondels. Short neck with gold collar and threaded cover with interlaced script monogram. Glass stopper has flat u-form finial and short frosted plug. Hallmarked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 7 x D 1 1/8 in. #BQ423

Victorian cameo glass perfume with sterling silver mount. Made by Arthur Wilmore Pennington in Birmingham in 1886. Yellow v-form vial with raised white stem flowers and butterfly. Sterling silver collar and hinged cover. Clear glass stopper. Hallmarked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 4 3/4 x W 1 1/2 x D 1 1/8 in. #BN400

Art Nouveau emerald glass perfume with silver overlay. Bellied bowl and everted rim. Squashed ball stopper with short plug. Engraved overlay in form of scrolled and interlaced tendrils. Scrolled cartouche engraved with script monogram. Faint mark. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 5 x D 3 in. #BJ862

English cameo glass perfume with American sterling silver collar and cover. Yellow v-form vial with raised white vertical ornament: Sinuous stem with bluebell blossoms and leaves. On back is v-form leafing and branches. Cover threaded and engraved with same. Clear glass stopper with frosted plug. Hallmarked Theodore B. Starr of New York. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 7 x W 1 3/8 x D 1 1/8 in. #BQ335

Pair of Victorian perfumes. Made by Grinsell & Sons in London in 1892. Each clear glass globular bottle with alternating flutes and lobes and faceted shoulders. Sterling silver collar and hinged bun cover. Cover has central frame with interlaced script monogram bordered by raised volute scrolls (same motif engraved on collar). Cover bottom repeats flute-and-lobe motif. Clear glass stopper with short plug. Hallmarked. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 5 1/4 x D 3 1/2 in. #BB550

Victorian cameo glass and sterling silver lemon drop perfume. Made by Thomas Wilkinson & Sons in Birmingham in 1896. Glass vial with raised white flowers on soft yellow ground. Short sterling collar and cork-lined bun cover. Hallmarked. Fine condition.

Dimensions: H 3 3/8 x W 1 3/8 x D 1 1/8 in. BQ341

Good quality antique American perfume vial. Clear glass cylinder with 14k gold collar and hinged cover. Six small diamonds set in cover top. Glass stopper with frosted plug. Unmarked. Gold tests 14k. Very good condition.

Dimensions: H 3 1/8 x D 7/8 in. #BN353