Some tips on dating vintage commercial perfume bottles: Do you have a vintage perfume and need help in figuring out how old it may be? Simply knowing when your perfume first came out can be a huge help. I have...
Are you a seller who wants to list vintage perfumes but doesn't know where to start? I have been collecting vintage perfumes for many years and have also sold them on ebay for several years. I will discuss...
In this guide I will introduce you to the world of the silver overlay/deposit perfume bottles and the different types available. Most people use the terms interchangeably, but "overlay" is usually always...
This is the second half of my guide entitled Vintage Guerlain Perfumes . In this guide I will illustrate the various commonly found perfume bottles used by Guerlain and how you can date them more...
The Cristalleries de Baccarat was established in 1764 in Lorraine France, under the patronage of Louis XV,in an effort to stem the influx of Bohemian imports and reduce unemployment in the eastern region....
In this guide I will introduce you to the world of the antique and vintage piston pump type of perfume atomizers. These bottles were meant for travel and had a leakproof design and are cylindrical in shape....
In this guide I will discuss a brief history of Houbigant and the various perfumes presented from 1882-1988. Fleurs Biename circa 1930 Chantilly circa 1948 History: Jean Francois Houbigant...
In this guide I have listed several different obscure or little known early French perfume companies and the vintage perfumes they produced. I have also included some Spanish, German and Italian companies....
In this guide I will discuss a brief history of Jean Patou and the various perfumes presented from 1925-1994 History: Jean Patou was born in 1887 in the Basque region and died in 1936 at the age of only 49. By...
In this guide I have listed the various perfumes presented by D'Orsay from 1902 to 1955. Established in 1908 by a well organized investor group made up of Siegfried and Sally Berg, Leo Fink, and M. Van Dyck....