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.
£ 90
Art Deco Pin Cushion Half Doll Crown Top Perfume Scent Bottle German Porcelain 1920s
£ 90
WhatSheWants
£ 95
Rare Antique J. Grossmith & Son Shem El Nessim Perfume Scent Bottle Box Presentation
£ 95
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£ 45
£ 75
£ 255
Jeff Sims Antiques
Rare Silver Gilt & Lithyalin Glass Scent Bottle
£ 325
WhatSheWants
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
WhatSheWants
£ 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
WhatSheWants
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
£ 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
£ 119
A Red Scent Bottle with Sterling Silver Mount by Charles May, Birmingham 1893
£ 119
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
Aion Classique
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