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Many vintage perfume bottles are decanter size with stoppers called daubers. Perfume was used to cool the throat and décolletage, as well as to smell nice. This is a wonderful example of the Art Nouveau style.

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So sumptuously decorated and so beautiful.

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So much detail. Many antique perfume bottles have feet or a stand.

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René Lalique was one of the world's most renowned glass artists. His company continues his tradition of supreme craftsmanship today.

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I love the way the swan's body curves sinuously around the form of the bottle.

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Filigree is the term for punched and twisted and finely wrought metalwork - usually in a precious metal.

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The gold on blue looks stunning.

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Who wouldn't love this on their vanity?

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What a stunning presentation.

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Bohemia has led the world in cut glass for over a century.
This one shows the style where the stopper is as big as or even bigger than the bottle.

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I like the slightly Middle Eastern feel to this one.

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Perfume was an expensive luxury. Antique bottles were small. This was made by Bernard Perrot in France in the 1700s and is now in the British Museum.

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Such a delicate French example.

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It's not unusual to see miniature perfume bottles on a chain.

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Just like a handbag!

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You'd feel like a queen dabbing on perfume from this
beauty.

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It has such an imperial look.

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Moser was one of the pre-eminent Bohemian glass makers. They made this in the early 1900s.

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A classic color combination that just screams the Art Deco style of the 1920s.

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Before the push button spray was invented, atomizer bulbs were used to deliver a fine mist.

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The delicate flower plaque is the perfect complement to the filigree.

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Venetian glass is made on the island of Murano - the glassmakers moved there from the city due to the threat of fire from the kilns.

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And they have been making all styles of glass since the 13th century.

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Someone buy this for me. Please. Pretty please. I wonder how much an antique perfume bottle made in France between 1876-1900 would cost.

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Sometimes, the stopper is the most elaborate part of the ensemble.

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Sinuous and organic - the trademark characteristics of Art Nouveau.

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This puts me in mind of Agent Provocateur, a British lingerie company. So elegant and so classy.

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That cabochon is pretty showy, agreed?

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When one just isn't enough.

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This is so ... architectural.

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Vermeil is a thin layer of gold over silver.

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Loving the shape!

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Inspiration for vintage perfume bottles came from all around the globe.

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Another stunning example of Art Nouveau.

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Not all perfume bottles were made to stand up, like this one made in England in 1901.

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A bottle fit for a princess.

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Another of the precious bottles from Lalique.

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Isn't it fabulous how a lot of the stoppers on the Czech bottles are shaped like crowns? That's because every woman is a queen.

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Black and white could never be wrong.

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I'm green with envy for whoever owns this.

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Ormolu filigree and huge rhinestones. Now that's making a statement.

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The sunburst is a popular Art Deco motif.

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Pretty in pink.

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You can see the similarity between the bottle and Art Deco buildings.

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I'd love to see a few of these in different colors lined up together.

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Do you detect the skilled hand of Moser? Made in the early 1900s.

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Ethereal opaline glass wrapped in gold scrolls and set with stones. This delicate little beauty was made in 1760.

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France's fine porcelain makers turned their hands to the art of perfume bottles as well as dinner and serveware. Jacob Petit made this rococo style bottle in the 19th century.

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Hoffmann is another of the great names. His factory supplied a number of fabulous bottles for the prestigious Max Factor showroom in California in the 1920s.

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That shape is amazing.

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This type of flask would have been part of a vanity case.

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Such a pretty bottle.

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Unmistakably the work of the master - Charles Lewis Tiffany. Made in 1905.

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Made in England in the 19the century.

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Even back in 1890 they knew the power of ombré. I love the charming decoration of the two children and swing.

I'm off to research how to start a collection ... if only! Do you love vintage perfume bottles more than contemporary ones? (Although I agree, there are certainly some gorgeous contemporary bottles!)