In the Victorian era scent bottles were often made of pressed glass, with silver or silver-plate rims and cut glass or imitation cut glass stoppers.

Generally, the customer purchased the bottle empty and had it filled by a chemist or perfumier, as ready filled bottles of perfume were not yet on the market.

The variety of shapes was enormous. The larger scent bottles were made in the shape of flagons or decanters. In the 1870s a new design was produced: the double ended bottle. This was a slim cylindrical bottle with a round or polygonal surface. Some were produced in clear glass, some coloured dark blue, red, green, or yellow, and some were decorated in the Nailsea style. At each end were silver or plated caps, which were heavily chased or moulded. One half of the bottle was for scent and usually had a screw cap, while the other more...

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Late Victorian green glass, gilt and enamel, perfume bottle and…

Late Victorian green glass, gilt and enamel, perfume bottle and stopper, of tapering form, decorated with scrolling enamel flowers on a gilt ground, a/f (wear to gilt) length 15 cm

Moser glass scent bottle, beautiful green glass decorated with…

Moser Glass Scent Bottle: Hand-Painted Green Gilded Jewelled Decorations

Moser glass scent bottle, beautiful green glass decorated with hand painted gilding decorations and jewelling with clear cut crystal stopper, signed to base, height 16.5 cm

Rare Rene Lalique 'Telline' scent/perfume bottle in emerald…

Rare Emerald Green Rene Lalique 'Telline' Scent Bottle (1922)

Rare Rene Lalique 'Telline' scent/perfume bottle in emerald green glass, model no. 508 circa 1922, height 10 cm

Art Deco French glass perfume bottle green glass with gilt lid…

Green Art Deco French Perfume Bottle with Gilt Lid

Art Deco French glass perfume bottle green glass with gilt lid and enamel and diamonte fitted base, marked Depose to base, height 7.5 cm

Antique silver & green glass perfume bottle with ornate in…

Antique Silver & Green Glass Perfume Bottle with Dog Scene

Antique silver & green glass perfume bottle with ornate in relief dog scene base set with agate seal to bottom, and silver top, chain and stopper, height 12 cm

Sterling silver perfume bottle, English sterling silver over…

English Sterling Silver Perfume Bottle with Floral Pierced Decoration

Sterling silver perfume bottle, English sterling silver over green glass pierced floral decoration with initials to the lid, hallmarked Birmingham 1902 ('A/F' to stopper)

An antique green glass double ended scent bottle, 19th century,…

19th Century Green Glass Double Scent Bottle

An antique green glass double ended scent bottle, 19th century, 10.5 cm long

Victorian hand painted glass scent bottle hand painted gilt…

Victorian Hand-Painted Green Glass Scent Bottle with Gilt Decoration

Victorian hand painted glass scent bottle hand painted gilt decoration, on green glass scent bottle, with matching stopper, height 19 cm.

Pair Art Deco Czech green glass scent and atomiser bottles…

Art Deco Czech Green Glass Scent & Atomiser Set

Pair Art Deco Czech green glass scent and atomiser bottles faceted square forms together with matching atomiser pump with floral enamel button 10 cm, 7 cm

Four Victorian glass scent bottles clear glass all mixed cut…

Victorian Glass Scent Bottles with Sterling Silver Collars

Four Victorian glass scent bottles clear glass all mixed cut 'Eiffel Tower' with sterling silver collar, cologne bottle, spherical scent bottle with sterling silver cover (not fitting) and tinted green glass scent with sterling silver cover, London 1903

Edward VII sterling silver caped Perfume Bottle Birmingham 1901,…

Edward VII Silver Perfume Bottle with Embossed Cap

Edward VII sterling silver caped Perfume Bottle Birmingham 1901, makers mark rubbed, embossed sterling silver cap and shoulders, to green glass bottle, height 14.5 cm.

Victorian silver & glass perfume bottle double ended silver…

Victorian Silver & Glass Double-Ended Perfume Bottle

Victorian silver & glass perfume bottle double ended silver tops with bottle green glass centered, width 10.5 cm

A collection of seven art glass perfume bottles and vases,…

Art Glass Perfume Bottles and Vases Collection

A collection of seven art glass perfume bottles and vases, including a Kosta Boda 'Minos' yellow swirling vase (Bertil Vallien, 1984), a green glass perfume bottle with raised gilt foliate decoration, an Australian cranberry glass bottle with leaf-style…

Two various early Scent Bottles including painted wood scent…

Early Scent Bottle Collection

Two various early Scent Bottles including painted wood scent bottle, height 7 cm, and brass encased green glass bottle, height 6 cm

A late Victorian double ended scent bottle, late 19th century,…

Late Victorian Green Glass Scent Bottle with Silver Caps

A late Victorian double ended scent bottle, late 19th century, the facetted green glass bottle with a hinged plain silver-plate cap at one end and a screw cap to the other, missing both glass stoppers. Length 12.5 cm

An antique double ended green glass scent bottle with silver…

Antique Green Glass Scent Bottle with Silver Tops (9 words)

An antique double ended green glass scent bottle with silver tops, made in London, circa 1872, 12 cm long

Victorian glass scent bottle, green glass conical shape,…

Green Victorian Scent Bottle with Hand-Painted Foliate Design

Victorian glass scent bottle, green glass conical shape, decorated with hand painted foliate with silver lid, length 8.4 cm

A uranium glass scent bottle, yellow green glass, the stopper…

Uranium Glass Scent Bottle with Conforming Stopper

A uranium glass scent bottle, yellow green glass, the stopper conforming, height 15 cm

Perfume bottle, Art Deco green glass with cut floral…

Art Deco Green Glass Perfume Bottle with Uranium Stopper

Perfume bottle, Art Deco green glass with cut floral decorations and green uranium glass stopper

Perfume bottle, Art Deco Bohemian green glass with green…

Art Deco Maiden Perfume Bottle with Uranium Stopper

Perfume bottle, Art Deco Bohemian green glass with green uranium glass stopper depicting a maiden with cherubs

Two Hyalith glass scent bottles. One in green glass and one in…

Hyalith Scent Bottles with Silver Covers

Two Hyalith glass scent bottles. One in green glass and one in purple glass. Both with silver hinged covers. Height 4.8 cm, 4.4 cm

Victorian silver double ended perfume bottle green glass, 10.5…

Victorian Silver Double Ended Perfume Bottle with Green Glass

Victorian silver double ended perfume bottle green glass, 10.5 cm length

An English sterling silver cased glass scent bottle, 19th…

19th Century Sterling Silver Scent Bottle with Cupids Decoration

An English sterling silver cased glass scent bottle, 19th century, the case relief decorated with cupids enclosing a green glass internal vessel and stopper, 7.5 cm high

Scent bottle, Edwardian Bristol green glass with hand painted…

Enamel Flower Scent Bottle with Sterling Silver Lid

Scent bottle, Edwardian Bristol green glass with hand painted enamel flower decorations and sterling silver lid

Scent bottle, an early Bristol green glass with metal lid

Early Bristol Green Glass Scent Bottle with Metal Lid

Scent bottle, an early Bristol green glass with metal lid

Victorian green glass & silver gilt scent bottle of horn shape,…

Green Glass Horn Scent Bottle with Silver Gilt Stopper

Victorian green glass & silver gilt scent bottle of horn shape, with internal stopper.

Four Victorian coloured glass Scent/Smelling salts bottles,…

Victorian Scent/Smelling Salts Bottles with Metal Mounts

Four Victorian coloured glass Scent/Smelling salts bottles, three double ended, one red-double ended with gilt metal mounts, length 12.5 cm. One green glass double ended with gilt metal mounts, length 11.5 cm. One Bristol blue glass double ended with…

Five hallmarked sterling silver items. Edwardian silver perfume…

Assorted Hallmarked Sterling Silver Items

Five hallmarked sterling silver items. Edwardian silver perfume case, Birmingham 1916, by H. Matthews. With green glass original bottle, stopper missing, height 7 cm; George V hallmarked sterling silver cigarette case, Birmingham 1923, gilt lined,…

Collection early silver & crystal perfume bottles including…

Silver and Crystal Perfume Bottle Collection

Collection early silver & crystal perfume bottles including pair silver lidded crystal rouge jars, & a perfume bottle, Birmingham 1913; silver collared crystal perfume bottle, Birmingham 1919; Continental silver cased green glass perfume bottle; a vintage…

Murano green glass scent bottle and a vase, circa 1960, 17 cm…

Murano Green Glass Scent Bottle and Vase Set

Murano green glass scent bottle and a vase, circa 1960, 17 cm and 6.5 cm

Australian art glass perfume bottle, green glass bottle,…

Green Art Glass Perfume Bottle with Ornamental Stopper

Australian art glass perfume bottle, green glass bottle, ornamental stopper, height 13 cm

A fine green glass scent bottle with yellow gold cagework,…

Green Glass Scent Bottle with Gold Cagework, 1820s France

A fine green glass scent bottle with yellow gold cagework, circa 1820s, France, x-ray tested for 14 carat gold, the high shouldered rectangular flask with fine facet cuts overlaid with gilt, trellis style scrolls and flora, with original stopper and screw…

A Bohemian mirrored green glass perfume bottle in the Moser…

Bohemian Mirrored Green Glass Perfume Bottle with Brass Cap

A Bohemian mirrored green glass perfume bottle in the Moser style, circa 1880-90 in clear and frosted ombre colours, with slice and lens cuts and enamel decorated flora and arabesques, a brass turban cap with typical embossed star design, chain and…

A sterling silver cased travelling perfume bottle, 1904…

Birmingham Sterling Silver Travel Perfume Bottle, 1904

A sterling silver cased travelling perfume bottle, 1904 Birmingham, with maker's mark for Clark & Sewell, the circular cushion shaped case embossed with angel's heads to the lid after a painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds, side hinged and with hinged dome lid…

A Bohemian cased green glass perfume bottle, circa 1860s, a…

Bohemian Green Glass Perfume Bottle with Gilt Decoration

A Bohemian cased green glass perfume bottle, circa 1860s, a teardrop variation flacon, faceted and decorated in two tone gilt with roses and hail spots, with a hinged silver gilt repousse lid, length 11 cm

Art Nouveau silver overlay scent bottle green glass, 11 cm high

Art Nouveau Silver Overlay Scent Bottle with Green Glass

Art Nouveau silver overlay scent bottle green glass, 11 cm high

Vintage silver cased perfume bottle, floral decorated silver…

Floral Silver Cased Green Glass Perfume Bottle

Vintage silver cased perfume bottle, floral decorated silver casing to green glass perfume bottle. Height 10 cm

Two small glass perfume bottles, a green glass acorn with a…

Glass Perfume Bottles and Venetian Orange Bottle

Two small glass perfume bottles, a green glass acorn with a silver plate top and a small orange Venetian glass bottle.

Green glass and silver plate overlaid perfume bottle

Green Glass Perfume Bottle with Silver Overlay

Green glass and silver plate overlaid perfume bottle

A Victorian silver tall green glass double ended scent bottle,…

Victorian Silver Scent Bottle with Embossed Decoration

A Victorian silver tall green glass double ended scent bottle, with embossed decoration and hinged lid. Birmingham 1887 by Charles May & Sons. Length 11 cm

Sterling silver and green glass scent bottle, hallmarked…

Birmingham 1906 Sterling Silver and Green Glass Scent Bottle

Sterling silver and green glass scent bottle, hallmarked Birmingham 1906

A Rene Lalique 'Le Jade' cased green glass perfume bottle for…

Rene Lalique 'Le Jade' Perfume Bottle for Roger et Gallet

A Rene Lalique 'Le Jade' cased green glass perfume bottle for Roger et Gallet Paris, designed 1926, the Siros Collection, South Australia, the flask form body and stopper moulded with foliage and an exotic bird, moulded 'Roger Et Gallet Paris', 'Le Jade'…

An Edward VII green glass ovoid scent bottle and stopper within…

Edwardian Scent Bottle in Sterling Silver Holder

An Edward VII green glass ovoid scent bottle and stopper within a sterling silver floral embossed hinged holder by Snyder & Beddoes, Birmingham 1902, 8 cm high

Mid Victorian sterling silver and green glass scent bottle and…

Victorian Silver Scent Bottle with Vinaigrette

Mid Victorian sterling silver and green glass scent bottle and vinaigrette, hallmarked, London, 1846, of facetted form, with silver top and lower silver vinaigrette, engraved with: Eleanor M. Jenkins Christmas box from her cousin T.W.F.W., height 12 cm

A late Victorian green glass scent bottle of cylindrical form…

Green Glass Scent Bottle by George Edwin Walton

A late Victorian green glass scent bottle of cylindrical form by George Edwin Walton, Birmingham 1900, decorated with engraved and pierced work throughout, in original fitted case, 8 cm long

An early 29th century European green glass and silver overlay…

Art Nouveau Perfume Bottle with Silver Overlay

An early 29th century European green glass and silver overlay perfume bottle, spherical body, Art Nouveau whiplash silver work

Hand enamelled green glass perfume bottle, approx 7 cm high

Green Enamelled Glass Perfume Bottle - 7cm

Hand enamelled green glass perfume bottle, approx 7 cm high

A Victorian green glass and gilt metal double ended scent…

Victorian Green Glass Scent Bottle with Gilt Fittings

A Victorian green glass and gilt metal double ended scent bottle, the cylindrical faceted body with decorative embossed screw and hinged end fittings. Length 14.5 cm

A Victorian green glass double ended perfume bottle and a…

Victorian Green Glass & Silver Topped Perfume Bottles

A Victorian green glass double ended perfume bottle and a silver topped cut glass tapered body perfume bottle

Perfume bottle. Victorian green glass double ended with…

Victorian Green Glass Perfume Bottle with Silver Caps

Perfume bottle. Victorian green glass double ended with sterling silver caps

Perfume bottle. Victorian green glass double ended with…

Victorian Green Glass Perfume with Sterling Silver Caps

Perfume bottle. Victorian green glass double ended with sterling silver caps

Graduated pair early green glass perfume bottles. Both two…

Pair of Early Green Glass Perfume Bottles with Hinged Caps

Graduated pair early green glass perfume bottles. Both two sectional with hinge & screw caps. Smaller with dents to 1 lid. Length 13 cm & 10 cm

Edwardian green glass scent bottle with internal stopper, 6 cm…

Edwardian Green Glass Scent Bottle with Internal Stopper

Edwardian green glass scent bottle with internal stopper, 6 cm high

A Victorian green glass and silver perfume bottle, the small…

Victorian Green Glass Perfume Bottle with Silver Top

A Victorian green glass and silver perfume bottle, the small teardrop form facet cut bottle with a silver top. Birmingham 1890.

Two various hallmarked sterling silver mounted glass smelling…

Antique Sterling Silver Mounted Glass Smelling Salts

Two various hallmarked sterling silver mounted glass smelling salts. hallmarked Birmingham 1902 marker GEW (Flavelle) with green glass base; & Birmingham 1908, maker WV & S. Both still with contents. Dents. Height 8 cm. Width 5.5 cm. Height 6 cm. Width 2…

English hallmarked sterling silver crystal trinket box and…

Sterling Silver Crystal Trinket Box and Perfume Bottles Set

English hallmarked sterling silver crystal trinket box and perfume bottles consisting of a crystal trinket box monogrammed 'E.M.C.' Birmingham, 1907, maker Synyer & Beddoes length 11 cm. Green glass double sided decadon scent bottle with silver lids.…

Silver-plated green glass scent bottle

Green Glass Scent Bottle with Silver Plating

Silver-plated green glass scent bottle

English hallmarked sterling silver perfume bottles consisting…

English Hallmarked Sterling Silver Perfume Bottles Collection

English hallmarked sterling silver perfume bottles consisting of one green glass bottle with lid set in a silver hinged casing. Chester, 1901, maker Henry Matthews. Length 8 cm. Weight 39g a green glass faceted double sided perfume bottle with unmarked…

A Victorian green glass scent bottle with a silver lid, the…

Victorian Green Glass Scent Bottle with Silver Lid

A Victorian green glass scent bottle with a silver lid, the hinged lid with fine decorative foliate engraving, the green glass bottle with faceted walls. London 1897 by Edward Barnard. Height 9 cm

A silver covered green glass smelling salts bottle, the cover…

Silver Amorini Smelling Salts Bottle, London 1896

A silver covered green glass smelling salts bottle, the cover with hinged lid and hinged side opening to release the bottle, the circular sides of the cover embossed with Amorini amongst clouds. London 1896. Height 7.5 cm

A small Victorian green glass double ended scent bottle,…

Victorian Green Glass Scent Bottle with Floral Silver Plating

A small Victorian green glass double ended scent bottle, faceted sides, the silver plated ends, one hinged and one screw-on with floral embossing. Length 10 cm

A Chinese silver & green glass perfume bottle, the pierced…

Chinese Silver & Green Glass Perfume Bottle with Chrysanthemum Decoration

A Chinese silver & green glass perfume bottle, the pierced relief silver decorations of chrysanthemums covering the side & neck with a green glass stopper, silver marked WH90 (Wah Hing). Height .14 cm

A Continental green glass and silver perfume bottle, early 20th…

Green Glass and Silver Perfume Bottle with Floral Lid

A Continental green glass and silver perfume bottle, early 20th century, the rectangular cut glass bottle with a floral hinged repousse turban-shaped lid, with silver mounts and original glass stopper. Height 9 cm

An Edwardian green glass double-ended scent bottle, vanadium…

Edwardian Green Glass Scent Bottle with Gilt Covers

An Edwardian green glass double-ended scent bottle, vanadium green faceted with hinged gilt covers and central hinged compartment. Length 14.3 cm

An Edwardian silver-mounted green glass scent bottle with…

Edwardian Silver and Green Glass Scent Bottle

An Edwardian silver-mounted green glass scent bottle with faceted stopper; London 1901. Height 7.7 cm

An Edwardian green glass double-ended scent bottle, vanadium…

Edwardian Green Glass Scent Bottle with Foliate Embossed Covers

An Edwardian green glass double-ended scent bottle, vanadium green faceted with foliate embossed hinged covers. Length 10.5 cm

An Edwardian green glass scent bottle, polygonal faceted, with…

Edwardian Green Glass Scent Bottle with Silver Cap

An Edwardian green glass scent bottle, polygonal faceted, with leaf-scroll embossed silver hinged cap; Charles May, Birmingham 1908. Height 6.5 cm

Sterling silver topped green glass scent bottle

Green Glass Scent Bottle with Sterling Silver Top

Sterling silver topped green glass scent bottle

An Edwardian Art Nouveau silver covered scent bottle, the…

Art Nouveau Silver Scent Bottle

An Edwardian Art Nouveau silver covered scent bottle, the embossed and pierced cover in sinuous floral designs, hinged top and removable neck section, all over the green glass bottle of long ovoid form, some attention required to the shoulder fittings.…

Two Edwardian green glass silver topped perfume bottles, one of…

Edwardian Green Glass Perfume Bottles with Silver Tops

Two Edwardian green glass silver topped perfume bottles, one of slender tapering form with facet cut decoration, the other of square Eiffel Tower form, both with decoratively embossed tops, one marked Birmingham 1907. Height 95 and 9 cm