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.
£ 195
Antique Emerald Green Double Ended Perfume Scent Bottle with Jewelled Lids Circa 1880
£ 195
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£ 88
Art Deco German Crown Top Perfume Scent Bottle Enamel & Silver Overlay c.1930
£ 88
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Vintage Perfume Bottle Presentation Corday Rue de La Paix Paris Streetlamp Rare Figural c.1950
£ 245
Vintage Perfume Bottle Presentation Corday Rue de La Paix Paris Streetlamp Rare Figural c.1950
£ 245
WhatSheWants
Aion Classique
Victorian Silver Mounted Bristol Green Scent Bottle
£ 210
£ 245
£ 185
The Antique Magpie
Super Art Deco Scent / Perfume Bottle 1920s / 1930s
£ 32
Newark Antiques and Interiors Ltd
French 19th Century Scent Bottles in Fitted Box
£ 370
Aion Classique
Rare Georgian Cut Glass Cologne Bottle
£ 155
£ 85
Vintage 1936 Karoff Boxed Set Dionne Quintuplets Complete Perfume Scent Bottles
£ 85
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£ 145
Aion Classique
Victorian Silver Mounted Swirled Glass Scent Bottle
£ 235
£ 145
Robert Bush Antiques
Antique Victorian Silver & 'Webb' Glass Fish Scent / Perfume Bottle 1884
£ 2,295
Antique Victorian Silver & 'Webb' Glass Fish Scent / Perfume Bottle 1884
£ 2,295
Robert Bush Antiques
Piers Rankin Silver Antiques
Boxed Set of Asprey Enamel & Silver Perfume Bottles
£ 475
£ 149
A Red Scent Bottle with Sterling Silver Mount by Charles May, Birmingham 1893
£ 149
The Purply Shop
Aion Classique
Art Deco Silver & Enamel Cologne Bottle
£ 135
Aion Classique
Victorian Flash Cut Silver Mounted Scent Bottle
£ 245
Aion Classique
Lovely Edwardian Silver Mounted Scent Flask
£ 165
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Rare 19th Century Lithyalin Silver Mounted Scent Bottle
£ 295
£ 225
Victorian Spiral Fluted Silver & Cut Glass Scent Perfume Bottle Sampson Mordan & Co
£ 225
The Fancy Fox
Booth Antiques
Stunning Art Deco Silver Gilt & Cut Glass Cologne Bottle
£ 195
£ 175
Aion Classique
Victorian Silver & Cranberry Glass Scent Bottle
£ 165
Doubloon
Antique Gold Top Scent Bottle
£ 250
Aion Classique
Lovely French Enamel Painted Toilet Water Bottle
£ 125
Aion Classique
Victorian Opaline & Silver Scent Bottle
£ 175
Aion Classique
Sampson Morden Silver Gilt Mounted Cologne Bottle
£ 235
£ 255
Aion Classique
Victorian Gothic Cranberry Cologne Bottle
£ 175
Aion Classique
Pair of Georgian Regency Cut Glass Toilet Water Bottles
£ 125
Aion Classique
Georgian Cut Glass Lavender Water Bottle
£ 110
Aion Classique
Silver Mounted Victorian Ruby Glass Scent Bottle
£ 155
£ 175
Avego Antiques and Collectibles
Victorian Silver Topped Dressing Table Bottle William Aitkin Chester 1899
£ 55
Victorian Silver Topped Dressing Table Bottle William Aitkin Chester 1899
£ 55
Avego Antiques and Collectibles
The Antique Magpie
Stunning 1920s / 1930s Art Deco Double Perfume Bottles
£ 59
Digby Antiques (Wiltshire)
Early 20th Century Scent Bottle
£ 125
WhatSheWants
Vintage 1950s Prince Matchabelli Beloved Perfume Scent Bottle in Original Presentation Box
£ 145
Vintage 1950s Prince Matchabelli Beloved Perfume Scent Bottle in Original Presentation Box
£ 145
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Farm and Fancy
Antique Double Ended Perfume Bottle
£ 135
Booth Antiques
Victorian Silver & Cranberry 'Bullet' Scent Bottle
£ 175