Perfume & Vanity items from the 1800s to 2000

ID 1422 Lancaster Mademoiselle 1/2 oz Parfum in box Click on each photo for larger view of it Mademoiselle de Paris is a perfume by Lancaster for women and was released in 1957. The scent is gourmand-oriental. Bottle is still sealed. Sold in Monte Carlo. available Price: $ 70 Contact Deb

ID 1406 Lanvin Arpege 1 1/2 oz Parfum in box Click on each photo for larger view of it Still sealed with box. There is a remnant of a sticker on the bottom which I will probably remove before shipping. Small wear to box from storage and a small amount of evaporation. I would date this to 1950-60s due to the all black glass stopper. Arpege is an aldehyde perfume similar to Chanel No 5, with a hefty dose of sandalwood, but with a certain lightness and clarity on first application. It is rich and classy, the scent of a real woman -- a woman who has known the full tonic range of emotions from despair to euphoria -- mature in the drydown yet breezy enough for day or summer. Tenacious too. available Price: $ 80 Contact Deb

ID 1078 Lanvin Arpege 1 oz Parfum bottle with box Click on each photo for larger view of it This is probably from the 1960s. Bottle is about 1/3 full and is wonderful smelling. Label fell off and I can't find it. available Price: $ 35 Contact Deb

ID 895 Lanvin Arpege 1/2 oz Parfum in box Click on each photo for larger view of it This was wrapped in cellophane and completely sealed, but I removed the outer wrapper to show the inside. Very little evaporation. I would say this is from the 1970s. It smells wonderful. available Price: $ 50 Contact Deb

ID 1284 Lentheric Tweed 1/4 oz Parfum Click on each photo for larger view of it Unused in original boxes. Wonderful carnation perfume from the 1950s. available Price: $ 30 Contact Deb

ID 1395 Lentheric Peau d'Espagne 1 oz Parfum Click on each photo for larger view of it Beautiful, sealed bottle from 1907. The name means "skin of Spain", also known as Spanish Leather and is a perfume made of flower and spice oils. Traditionally employed to scent leather as far back as the 1500s, it was also used as a perfume for women and said to mimic the scent of a woman's skin. It is composed primarily of rose, neroli, sandalwood, lavender, verbena, bergamot, clove and cinnamon oil, as well as civet and musk. available Price: $ 250 Contact Deb

ID 1348 Lentheric Risque-Tout also known as Tweed 1 oz Parfum in box Click on each photo for larger view of it This is a beautiful carnation perfume with original box. Stopper is on tight and I haven't tried to open it as it has a good seal for transporting. available Price: $ 100 Contact Deb

ID 1435 Lorie Perfumers Jasmine of Southern France 1/2 oz Ultra Rare 1927 Parfum Click on each photo for larger view of it Lorie Perfumers was located in LA, CA in the 1920s and they launched fragrances and toiletries using Czechoslovakian bottles. Jasmine of Southern France perfume was first released around 1927. I usually don't recommend a jasmine perfume more than 50 years old. They turn rancid smelling. But this is truly the best smelling jasmine and I have smelled. When Chanel created Chanel No 5 in 1921 they used the best jasmine from Grasse, France. Once they started to use that jasmine, they had to continue to maintain the exact composition. And so they bought most of the jasmine produced in Grasse, leaving only jasmine from India and Greece for other perfume houses. Even today, in Grasse, there is very little production of jasmine flowers available to other perfume houses, it is reserved almost exclusively for Chanel. It is harvested by the Mul family who owns large plantations in Grasse. This perfume is undoubtedly Jasmine Grandiflorum. A type of jasmine that is so expensive no one can even afford to use it in commercial perfumes. Today, the price for a soliflor Jasmine Grandiflorum perfume would retail for at least $2,000 an oz. I am not joking here. Now you know why no one can reproduce Chanel No 5. Knock-offs have to use the lesser quality of jasmine and it is obviously not as good as what Chanel produces. available Price: $ 350 Contact Deb