Derby scent bottles

Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 6:56 pm Post subject: Derby scent bottles

A new "collections" article has been posted on my website. It's about Derby porcelain scent bottles. Check it out: http://www.candicehern.com/collections/07/derby_bottles.htm
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Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 11:48 am Post subject:

I really liked the green featured Derby bottle. It's interesting that the second bottle, though made nearly 25-40 years later is clearly copied from the first one. I wonder if it was copied from a paper instructional painting or the real object, and within the same family, or by the same person, or by a different person. Are the stoppers made out of cork? Or is it rubber?

I really like the idea of going to the parfumerie with your own pretty bottles and buying as much or as little of the various perfumes you like, or even have a custom blend made.

This reminds me: I was wondering if wine bottles were stoppered with cork or some other material?
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Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 5:08 pm Post subject:

Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2007 1:32 am Post subject:

I've always dreamed of having some ancient lady in a tiny old boutique who lives in a small village make up a special perfume just for me based on what she can sense about me. Very Happy

I did say it was a dream.
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Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 11:42 am Post subject:

Gosh, those are beautiful, Candice. Like others have said before, your house must look like a museum!
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Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 8:43 am Post subject:

Boy, that's just the type of collectible that I like the most...and those are sooo beautiful! I really like the first one, but the Imari inspired bottles are probably my favourite.

I've got a few items (found at a second-hand store) that are produced in Japan and I adore the colours that they use. I can usually spot an authentic 'Made in Japan' piece just because the way the colours and the pattern mesh so well. *sigh*... but of course, if I ever run across a scent bottle as lovely as these, they sure wouldn't be in a second-hand place. Confused

LOL
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Kathy K

Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 5:30 pm Post subject:

Gosh, those are so pretty! I really love the green ones with the gold insects. And I find it fascinating that the imari style was so popular in England at that time.
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Poor Relation Joined: 15 Sep 2008 Posts: 95

The insects are quite interesting--I wonder who thought of painting them on a perfume bottle? If I ever have cause to mention a heroine's perfume bottle, I think it's going to be one of those.
A couple of questions--those Chelsea "toy" bottles you mentioned. What were some popular designs?
Also, the Georgian Index had a page about perfume, but the link seems to be broken. What were some popular scents?

Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 10:10 pm Post subject:

Candice those are gorgeous!!! I have a thing for the atomizer perfume bottles, I just love them. I do have a blown glass set that are super pretty. But that's about it in my perfume bottle collection. Nothing as old as these.
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