Perfume Bottles

OTHER EUROPEAN BOTTLES 272.3” crown top Art Deco lady head bottle,marked Germany c1920s-30s $165Chapter 73.6” Crown top perfume in the form of a birdwith a long tail, c1920s-30s, molded Germanymark, $175OTHER EUROPEAN BOTTLESHolland, Denmark and Belgium:Dutch perfume containers of the 18thand 19th centuries were often inspired bythe trade between the Orient and Holland.The Chinese trade led to many uniquebottles—Chinese porcelains mounted in theNetherlands with metal caps and corkstoppers, each one-of-a-kind creationmounted by hand. The Dutch were alreadyknown throughout Europe for theirsophisticated silver and gold work andelaborately cut glass. Dutch engraversexcelled at diamond point engraving andstippling. There were also extremelyluxurious gold mounted cut rock crystalexamples and simpler Delft style ceramicbottles. Until the second quarter of the 19thcentury, almost all Dutch perfume bottleshad cork stoppers with silver or gold pullknobs or full precious metal overcaps. (Lackof the original cork does not affect pricesbecause all cork dries out and falls apartover time.)4.1” Three Dutch Schoonhoven crystal bottleswith sterling collars, bases and overcaps, twowith inner glass stoppers, on hallmarked withdagger, c1900 $100-125 eachThe Belgian glass firm of Val St.Lambert began making cased glassperfume bottles in the 19th century. Theywere usually clear cased in a single color,most commonly violet, yellow-amber orcranberry, and acid cut back to clear,