There is something beautiful about antique scent bottles. Far from being a new phenomenon people have been dabbing sweet smelling waters and oils on their bodies for over 3000 years. As a luxury item from the start, glass has always been one of the main materials used (but not the only) and their novelty or elegant forms help enhance the sweet liquids they contain. Today one can find many antique and vintage scent bottles in all manner of form and material, but most will date from the 19th or 20th Centuries.
While 19th Century examples are often novelty shapes or with cut and coloured glass, the scent bottle was also a travelling necessity for any well-respected lady. Therefore, extremely fine examples in enamels and precious metals such as gold and silver are also found. By the Art Deco period of the 20th Century the perfume bottle was a mark of style and prestige on any dressing table and enamelled tops and atomisers came into its own.
At LoveAntiques we have a great selection of antique and vintage scent bottles for all your needs.
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Antique Ruby Red Double Ended Perfume Scent Bottle Silver Lids with Asian Gods Circa 1880
£ 165
Antique Ruby Red Double Ended Perfume Scent Bottle Silver Lids with Asian Gods Circa 1880
£ 165
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£ 125
Antique Bristol Blue Double Ended Perfume Scent Bottle Silver Lids Circa 1880
£ 125
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Robert Bush Antiques
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver & Green Overlay Glass Scent / Perfume Bottle 1899
£ 375
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver & Green Overlay Glass Scent / Perfume Bottle 1899
£ 375
Robert Bush Antiques
Lefays Fine Arts
Limoges Porcelain 3 Bottle Scent Casket
£ 130
£ 35
£ 375
19th Century Brass Casket Cranberry Glass Scent Bottles, M.O.P. Shell Cameos
£ 375
Lefays Fine Arts
TimesAncient
Roman Glass Perfume Bottle
£ 175
Exhibit Antiques & Collectibles
Georgian Cut Glass Perfume Bottle c.1820
£ 130
Avego Antiques and Collectibles
Victorian Silver Topped Dressing Table Bottle Hallmarked London 1900
£ 39
Victorian Silver Topped Dressing Table Bottle Hallmarked London 1900
£ 39
Avego Antiques and Collectibles
Avego Antiques and Collectibles
Victorian Silver Topped Dressing Table Bottle Hallmarked London 1852
£ 39
Victorian Silver Topped Dressing Table Bottle Hallmarked London 1852
£ 39
Avego Antiques and Collectibles
£ 1,995
£ 98
Antique Ruby Red Glass Double Ended Perfume Scent Bottle Sterling Silver Lids c.1880
£ 98
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Exhibit Antiques & Collectibles
French Art Nouveau Style Opalescent Glass Perfume Bottle
£ 75
Exhibit Antiques & Collectibles
19th Century Bohemian Ruby Gilded Glass Perfume Bottle c.1870
£ 145
19th Century Bohemian Ruby Gilded Glass Perfume Bottle c.1870
£ 145
Exhibit Antiques & Collectibles
Newark Antiques and Interiors Ltd
Victorian Silver Topped Cut Glass Blue Overlay
£ 360
Kernow Furniture
Vintage Enamel Vanity Set
£ 145
Antique Boxes & Collectables
Inlaid Amboyna Perfume Bottle Box with Bottles c.1870
£ 255
Piers Rankin Silver Antiques
Victorian William Comyns Sterling Silver & Cut Glass Perfume Bottle
£ 250
Victorian William Comyns Sterling Silver & Cut Glass Perfume Bottle
£ 250
Piers Rankin Silver Antiques
In a Nutshell Antiques & Interiors Ltd
Antique Silver Mounted Perfume Bottle
£ 140
£ 125
Antique Cranberry Glass Gilt Ormolu Filigree Mounted Perfume Scent Bottle c.1880
£ 125
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Piers Rankin Silver Antiques
Antique Sampson Mordan Sterling Silver Topped Perfume Bottle
£ 275
Antique Sampson Mordan Sterling Silver Topped Perfume Bottle
£ 275
Piers Rankin Silver Antiques
The Silver Cabinet
Kate Greenaway for Sampson Morgan Silver Scent Bottle
£ 225
Robert Bush Antiques
Antique Victorian Silver & Blue Overlay Cut Glass Scent / Perfume Bottle
£ 345
Antique Victorian Silver & Blue Overlay Cut Glass Scent / Perfume Bottle
£ 345
Robert Bush Antiques
£ 145
Booth Antiques
Fabulous Georgian Cut Glass Cologne Ink Bottle
£ 155
£ 1,975
Queens Antiques & Collectables
Sampson & Mordan Silver Gilt Ruby Glass Combination Scent Bottle & Vinaigrette
£ 600
Sampson & Mordan Silver Gilt Ruby Glass Combination Scent Bottle & Vinaigrette
£ 600
Queens Antiques & Collectables
£ 135
£ 155
Antique Bristol Blue Over Clear Disc Shaped Chatelaine Perfume Scent Bottle c.1880
£ 155
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Robert Bush Antiques
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver & Blue Cut Glass Scent / Perfume Bottle 1897
£ 345
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver & Blue Cut Glass Scent / Perfume Bottle 1897
£ 345
Robert Bush Antiques
£ 265
Good Pair of Victorian Silver & Cut Glass Scent Bottles John Newton Mappin 1893
£ 265
Rams Head Antiques
£ 95
Antique Clear Cut Glass Perfume Scent Bottle with Sterling Silver Lid London 1896
£ 95
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Digby Antiques (Wiltshire)
Eau De Cologne Bottle
£ 95
£ 155
Antique Moser Enamel & Gilt Cranberry Glass Chatelaine Perfume Scent Bottle c.1880
£ 155
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Jeff Sims Antiques
Victorian Silver Topped Swirled Glass Scent Bottle
£ 225
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Antique French Pink & White Striped Latticino Perfume Scent Bottle Silver Gilt Lid c.1880
£ 150
Antique French Pink & White Striped Latticino Perfume Scent Bottle Silver Gilt Lid c.1880
£ 150
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