Perfume & Vanity items from the 1800s to 2000

ID 1268 Fragonard Xmas E 1/2 oz Parfum Click on each photo for larger view of it I would guess this is a 1930-40s bottle because of the flaws and bubbles in the glass. I don't know how wonderful it smells as the stopper is stuck and I never tried to open it. I imagine it is very nice. Bottle is 3 1/2" tall. available Price: $ 45

ID 938 Fragonard Parfum Sampler Set 10 x 2ml bottles Click on each photo for larger view of it Fragonard is one of my all time favorite perfume houses. Set includes Etoile Du Sud, Murmure, Fragonard, Reve Indien, Melodie, Emile, Dahlia, Lune de Miel, Eau Fantasque and Arielle. This box has a small area on the side of the box where the box had been taped and when the tape was removed a 1/2" long area of the orange paper was removed. And the Arielle and Murmure bottle labels have light smudges from handling. All bottles are full and unused. Great way to sample some of the best perfumes from one of the oldest perfume houses still in business. Great price! Compare to sets on ebay selling for twice as much. available Price: $ 60

ID 1430 Guerlain Shalimar 2 oz Parfum with box Click on each photo for larger view of it This is an opened 1950s Baccarat bottle of Shalimar with purple flocked box and is 5 7/8" x 4". Has a import stamp on bottom of bottle. available Price: $ 350

ID 1436 Guerlain Chant d'Aromes 1 oz Parfum Click on each photo for larger view of it The batch code on the box indicates it was made in 1981, just before Guerlain reformulated all their perfumes to remove Oakmoss. This is still more than half full of the original perfume inside, and it is a beautiful, soft chypre that may be more wearable to some people, than the beautiful L'Heure Bleue. I love the spicy slap in the face of L'Heure Bleue, as I wait for the luxurious drydown of powder. But Chant D'Aromes is too beautiful to slap you, it merely bows to you, and says, follow me as we daydream together. I agree with a review I read that Chant D'Aromes is more of a 50s perfume than the rebellious, attention getters of the 60s through the 80s. I could easily see Audrey Hepburn wearing this one, with her short white gloves and poodle skirts. Very sophisticated and yet, not overly sweet or seductive. It reminds me a little like a less condensed, vintage Joy in the opening, but the drydown is closer to a softer, less spicy L'Heure Bleue. Included is the outer box for this perfume but the inner box has disappeared. available Price: $ 135

ID 1409 Guerlain Shalimar 1 2/3 oz Essence Pour Le Bain (Bath Oil) Click on each photo for larger view of it This is my favorite concentration of Shalimar. It smells amazing! Bottle is more than half full. I highly recommend using the bath oil if you love vintage Shalimar. It is to die for! available Price: $ 160

ID 1399 Guerlain Mitsouko 1 oz Parfum sealed with box Click on each photo for larger view of it This is from the 1950s and is still sealed with very little evaporation. available Price: $ 350

ID 886 Guerlain Shalimar 1/4 oz Parfum with box Click on each photo for larger view of it Really wonderful smelling. Date on box says 1983. Box has a rip and a stain on top of box. Not the best presentation, although there are no stains inside the box. All glass stopper with a strip of plastic around the center of the stopper to help seal the bottle and it does work well. available Price: $ 80

ID 427 Guerlain Shalimar 1/2 oz Sealed Parfum Amphore Click on each photo for larger view of it Still sealed with the its plastic wrapper. Great item! Some evaporation, but that is to be expected from a bottle from the early 1960s. Made in and bottled in France as evidenced by the tax stamp on the bottom of bottle. I personally imported it. available Price: $ 125