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.
£ 120
WhatSheWants
Antique Ruby Red Glass Double Ended Perfume Scent Bottle with Original Red Stopper c.1880
£ 115
Antique Ruby Red Glass Double Ended Perfume Scent Bottle with Original Red Stopper c.1880
£ 115
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£ 65
£ 55
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Art Deco / Vintage Perfume Scent Bottle Corday Toujours Moi in Original Presentation Box
£ 80
Art Deco / Vintage Perfume Scent Bottle Corday Toujours Moi in Original Presentation Box
£ 80
WhatSheWants
Piers Rankin Silver Antiques
Late Victorian Sterling Silver John Grinsell & Sons Perfume Bottle
£ 145
Late Victorian Sterling Silver John Grinsell & Sons Perfume Bottle
£ 145
Piers Rankin Silver Antiques
£ 465
Fine Austrian Red Guilloche Enamel Silver & Cut Glass Jar Georg Adam Scheid c.1900
£ 465
The Fancy Fox
Andrew Cox Antiques
A Wonderful Art Deco Silver & Guilloche Enamel Perfume/ Cologne Bottle
£ 215
A Wonderful Art Deco Silver & Guilloche Enamel Perfume/ Cologne Bottle
£ 215
Andrew Cox Antiques
£ 295
£ 60
In a Nutshell Antiques & Interiors Ltd
Pair of Tortoiseshell and Silver Scent Bottles
£ 195
Andrew Cox Antiques
George V Silver & Tortoiseshell Cologne / Perfume Bottle
£ 145
Jeff Sims Antiques
Rare Victorian Silver Cased Scent Bottle
£ 195
£ 235
Vintage Sleeping Elsa Schiaparelli Figural Candlestick Perfume Scent Bottle c.1938
£ 235
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Queens Antiques & Collectables
Art Deco French Perfume Flask & Travelling Case Lubin Paris 1926
£ 275
Art Deco French Perfume Flask & Travelling Case Lubin Paris 1926
£ 275
Queens Antiques & Collectables
Aion Classique
Stunning Victorian Silver & Cut Glass Scent Bottle
£ 295
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Antique Porcelain Novelty Hazelnut Perfume Scent Bottle James McIntyre & Co. Birmingham 1888
£ 245
Antique Porcelain Novelty Hazelnut Perfume Scent Bottle James McIntyre & Co. Birmingham 1888
£ 245
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Aion Classique
Art Deco Silver & Enamel Topped Cut Glass Cologne Bottle
£ 145
Aion Classique
Unusual Lithyalin Cologne Bottle
£ 135
£ 195
Antique French Baccarat Cranberry Overlay Crystal Perfume Scent Bottle c.1885
£ 195
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£ 165
£ 175
£ 90
Art Deco Pin Cushion Half Doll Crown Top Perfume Scent Bottle German Porcelain 1920s
£ 90
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£ 45
£ 255
Jeff Sims Antiques
Rare Silver Gilt & Lithyalin Glass Scent Bottle
£ 325
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Antique Moser Enamel & Gilt Ruby Red Glass Miniature Chatelaine Perfume Scent Bottle c.1880
£ 125
Antique Moser Enamel & Gilt Ruby Red Glass Miniature Chatelaine Perfume Scent Bottle c.1880
£ 125
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£ 165
Victorian Hand Blown Scent Bottle with Silver Overlay Assayed Birmingham 1901
£ 165
The Lakes Emporium
Antiques et Cetera
Two Beautiful Quality Made Perfume Atomisers for Christmas
£ 65
Aion Classique
Fabulous Art Deco Silver & Enamel Cologne Bottle
£ 195
Newark Antiques and Interiors Ltd
Fabulous Bernard Instone Arts & Crafts Scent Bottle
£ 355
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
£ 145