Perfume Bottles

FRENCH COUTURIERS 45launched the first Nina Ricci scent, “CoeurJoie,” in its Marc Lalique-designed openheart bottle.12.8” L’Air de Temps for Nina Ricci withdouble dove stopper (called Flacon auxColombes) was designed by Marc Lalique in1947. It is often mistaken for a giant factice,but it held eau de toilette. $1250.Elsa Schiaparelli opened her shop onthe Rue de la Paix, Paris in 1929. Her firstperfume was “Salut” in 1934, but she is bestremembered for “Shocking,” released in1937 in a bottle shaped like a dress manikin.The story has it that she was inspired whenwalking past the dress dummy she usedwhen designing for Mae West.2.12” Zut by Schiaparelli replica mini ofwoman’s lower torso, empty, good bottomlabel c1949 $500-600Worth was a couture house establishedin 1858 by Charles F. Worth. He began tomarket perfume in 1924, all in Laliquedesignedbottles.6.2” Requete for Worth, mint in its box, is aclear footed urn with blue enamel scallops,marked Lalique,c1944 $2000-25006” Shocking in its dressmaker dummy bottlewith glass flowers around stopper, tape measurearound neck and S label, in glass domec1936 $350