This guide will introduce you into the world of Shalimar perfume. Below you will learn about what scents make up the perfume, the different perfume bottles that housed Shalimar throughout the years, how to...
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...
JAPANESE KANZASHI HAIR ACCESSORIES.I am not an expert on Japanese hair combs nor do I read Japanese! However I have traded some very beautiful examples in the six years I have been selling on eBay and have...
In this guide, I will introduce you to the wonderful world of commercial perfume bottles made up of black glass. These elegant beauties were produced mainly during the 1920s most have Art Deco influences. Why...
In this, the second of my guides to the combs and hair accessories of the Art Deco period, I examine some of the more exotic influences which contributed to the development of the style. In particular the...
INTRODUCTION: This is the third guide in my series on Hawaiian Carved Wood Bottles. The first guide described the development of the industry in Hawaii; the second was more of a biography of John Oya and his...
This fourth in my series of guides on the combs and hair accessories of the Art Deco period looks in greater detail at some of the definitive design motifs and decorative effects found. It does not aspire to...
By Anthony Christian PEARL'S HOUSE of GLASS http://stores.ebay.com/Pearls-House-of-Glass People Collect Old bottles for many reasons. They are a part of History . To own a bottle that someone used and held in...
The Fashion Background.In this guide I will be looking at the hair accessories which were popular in the 1970s. It is not easy to define 1970s fashion. From its early romantic hippy ethos to its later angry...
In this guide, I will continue to list some of the most sought after commercial perfume bottles. These bottles are available to the collector and dealer alike. This is the second part of the guide....