Vintage Perfume Bottles
Perfume bottles were given a lot of significance around 1000 B.C.
Before perfumes were introduced, people in the Asian countries used sandal and other
natural scents such as camphor, musk, and other floral and plant aromas. They neither
had any particular packaging nor they were expensive. The first modern perfume, made of
scented oils blended in an alcohol solution, on the command of Queen Elizabeth of
Hungary was made in 1370 and was known throughout Europe as Hungary Water.
“A perfume is a work of art, and the object that contains it must be a masterpiece,”
Robert Ricci. Perfume must have a vessel to house it and since then perfume bottles
have been considered an art form. The container that held the perfume was considered
as valuable as the perfume itself. Through the ages, perfume containers and vessels
have come in a variety of materials, shapes, and sizes and differ from culture to culture.
Early Europeans used a wide range of perfume bottles made of porcelain, gold, silver,
shells, semi-precious stones, and glass. Some were sold in beautiful bottles that were
specially designed by artists while some were sold in plain bottles and then changed to
carved dispensers at home.
Over time, specialists were appointed to work on fragrances that would suit the
different body odours. Ancient perfumes had less chemical base in them and were
mostly natural. Perfumes then were a sign of royalty and were only worn by wealthy
people. Perfumes now, are found in every house and are easily made available to every
person. Though there are a lot of perfumes available now, the vintage fragrances that
were available then are still iconic and stand out in the crowd.
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Testimonial
Purchased evening of 29th December and chose option to collect from shop planning to do so in early January. Delivered on News Years Day & it was snowing! What a great service – can’t recommend enough Thank you so much !!! Oh, and the earrings are lovely too – perfect!
..Sally B
