Perfume Bottles

48SOLID PERFUMESEstee Lauder: The Lauder Companyhas been issuing at least one, and oftenmany more, limited edition solid (cream)perfume compacts every year since 1967.Most contemporary ones are figural, that is,made in the shape of something other than asimple compact. They are always well madeand usually beautiful. The large number ofvintage and contemporary solids makesthem ideal for a single company collection.They even lend themselves to themecollections—cats, dogs, circus, produce,hearts, people, etc.Chapter 15SOLID PERFUMESMolinard: This French company isjustly famous for introducing tiny solidperfumes, called “concretas,” in containersmade of hand-decorated Bakelite. Flowerswere the most common decoration, butoutdoor scenes and people are the mostsought after. They were filled with what thecompany called “wax of the flower.”1.7” Lauder Youth Dew Cameo Dancers,mint in box, in the form of a cameo with coralbackground with three dancing figures c1982$1301.8” Estee Lauder Cinnabar Imperial solidperfume foo dog from the Imperial Series(composition figures made to resembleivory), empty, no label c1979 $350Corday has been making solidperfumes since approximately 1970. Manyof them are figural and several feature thecompany’s signature unicorn.7.5” Two Molinard concretas with handpaintedgirl smoking, full, labels $20-35 each