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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Chinese porcelain vase on stand, oil lamp, silver plated…

Chinese porcelain vase on stand, oil lamp, silver plated platter, scent bottles, glass biscuit barrel and serving plate, cobalt carnival glass 'Butterfly' sweet meat dish, butter dish, Doulton Lambeth pottery jug and an English pottery vase, 19th and 20th…

A Continental porcelain figural scent bottle, mid 18th century,…

18th Century Continental Porcelain Figural Scent Bottle

A Continental porcelain figural scent bottle, mid 18th century, in the shape of a woman in a turban, ermine trimmed coat and striped and flower head patterned skirt, tipping her tea bowl into a saucer, the flower head stopper in her turban, on a gilt…

English porcelain scent bottle, decorated with hand painted owl…

1892 Birmingham Owl and Butterfly Scent Bottle

English porcelain scent bottle, decorated with hand painted owl and butterflies with sterling silver lid, hallmarked Birmingham 1892

Beverly Luxton, two porcelain perfume bottles, with stoppers,…

Porcelain Perfume Bottles with Stoppers by Beverly Luxton

Beverly Luxton, two porcelain perfume bottles, with stoppers, height: 11.5 cm, 7 cm

A pair of Paris Porcelain scent bottles, first half 19th…

Paris Porcelain Chinaman Scent Bottles

A pair of Paris Porcelain scent bottles, first half 19th century, each in the form of a 'nodding head' chinaman seated on a cushion and moulded base with scrolled feet, painted in colours, one incised 'Vigneron' to underside. Height 20 cm

Wedgwood Jasper Ware porcelain scent bottle with silver lid,…

Wedgwood Jasper Ware Scent Bottle with Silver Lid

Wedgwood Jasper Ware porcelain scent bottle with silver lid, early 19th century, 5.5 cm high

Antique Derby porcelain perfume bottle together with 2 lidded…

Derby Porcelain Perfume Bottle and Pill Boxes Set

Antique Derby porcelain perfume bottle together with 2 lidded pill boxes, including Royal Worcester and Minton

Halcyon Days scent bottle, porcelain floral bouquet with…

Porcelain and Silver Scent Bottle with Butterfly Stopper

Halcyon Days scent bottle, porcelain floral bouquet with sterling silver mounts and applied butterfly to stopper

Four various scent atomiser and bottles mottled pink atomiser,…

Assorted Scent Atomisers and Bottles in Pink and Ruby

Four various scent atomiser and bottles mottled pink atomiser, tinted amethyst atomiser with porcelain rose painted panel, mottled pink posy bottle vase and Egyptian ruby glass bottle 10 cm, 8 cm, 14 cm, 11 cm

Antique French porcelain perfume bottle with a portrait of a…

French porcelain perfume bottle with portrait and brass top

Antique French porcelain perfume bottle with a portrait of a lady centered and brass top, height 7 cm

A Meissen-Style porcelain scent bottle, 20th century, the…

Fluted porcelain scent bottle with flower decoration

A Meissen-Style porcelain scent bottle, 20th century, the fluted and lobed bottle decorated with applied flower heads, the stopper conforming, underglaze blue crossed swords mark underside height 9.5 cm

A Victorian flower encrusted scent bottle and stopper, circa…

Victorian Flower Encrusted Scent Bottle and Stopper

A Victorian flower encrusted scent bottle and stopper, circa 1840 marked to the underside but illegible, possibly by Rockingham, the porcelain scent bottle of squat form, encrusted with spring flower heads and leaves, hand painted and with gilt highlights…

Limoges French porcelain boxes, vases, miniature teapot,…

Limoges Porcelain Collection - 9 Pieces

Limoges French porcelain boxes, vases, miniature teapot, perfume bottle etc., 20th century, (9 items), the largest 14 cm high

Pair French, probably Paris, porcelain figural perfume bottles,…

French porcelain Ottoman perfume bottles, 19th century

Pair French, probably Paris, porcelain figural perfume bottles, in the form of Ottomans for the Turkish market, 19th century, height 34 cm

Late 19th century Sevres style porcelain & gilt metal spherical…

Sevres-style Cherub Scent Bottle Casket with Landmark Miniatures

Late 19th century Sevres style porcelain & gilt metal spherical scent bottle casket the hinged lid decorated with a cherub, opening to reveal a fitted interior with four small square scent bottles, each lid painted in gouache with famous buildings and…

Victorian Macintyre miniature scent bottle miniature porcelain…

Victorian Miniature Porcelain Scent Bottle with Silver Top

Victorian Macintyre miniature scent bottle miniature porcelain birds egg scent bottle, with silver chicken's head top, marked to base with Reg No 20772, circa 1885, height four cm, on silver wire stand. Fine hairline around middle

A davenport porcelain scent bottle, 19th century, 9 cm high

19th Century Davenport Porcelain Scent Bottle

A davenport porcelain scent bottle, 19th century, 9 cm high

An antique Chinese glass statue, porcelain scent bottle and a…

Antique Chinese Glass Statue and Porcelain Scent Bottle Set

An antique Chinese glass statue, porcelain scent bottle and a ceramic ram figure, 19th and 20th century, (3 items), the glass statue 14 cm high

Rare Rockingham scent bottle, porcelain encrusted in flower…

Flower-Encrusted Rockingham Scent Bottle, C1830

Rare Rockingham scent bottle, porcelain encrusted in flower heads and stopper (several faults to flowers). C1830

A walnut shaped porcelain perfume bottle, with silver screw on…

Birmingham 1902 Porcelain Perfume Bottle with Silver Top

A walnut shaped porcelain perfume bottle, with silver screw on top, Birmingham 1902, height 5 cm

19th century French porcelain scent bottle. Shaped body with…

French Porcelain Scent Bottle with Floral Cartouches

19th century French porcelain scent bottle. Shaped body with hand painted floral cartouches and surrounding gilt. Hinged silver gilt cover. Height 8.4 cm

A late 19th century porcelain and gilt scent bottle, on green…

Porcelain and Art Glass Scent Bottles

A late 19th century porcelain and gilt scent bottle, on green ground, together with a frosted pink art glass scent bottle. Height 6, 14 cm. Repair to porcelain rim and minor chips and scratches.

Scent bottle, porcelain egg shape with enamel dot decoration…

Enamel Dot Porcelain Scent Bottle with Metal Lid

Scent bottle, porcelain egg shape with enamel dot decoration and metal lid

A sterling silver purse, a silver rattle, and a novelty scent…

Antique Silver Items and Novelty Scent Bottle Collection

A sterling silver purse, a silver rattle, and a novelty scent bottle, 1885 Chester, with maker's mark for William Henry Christie; 1911 Birmingham, with rubbed maker's mark, and other, a rattle in the form of a rabbit with a mother of pearl handle, a moire…

A Meissen porcelain perfume bottle and stopper, in the form of…

Meissen Porcelain Spaniel Perfume Bottle

A Meissen porcelain perfume bottle and stopper, in the form of a spaniel standing on its hind legs. German 19th century. Height 7.5 cm. Provenance: Sotheby's, Decorative Arts, Melbourne, 2001, the collection of Dr Trevor Hyde, Sydney, acquired from the…

Three pieces of 19th century porcelain, comprising pot pourri…

19th Century Porcelain Set with Flowers and Gilt Accents

Three pieces of 19th century porcelain, comprising pot pourri basket with pierced cover and handle, perfume bottle with stopper and a miniature jug, decorated with applied porcelain flowers, accented with gilt, a/f, height 10 cm, 7.5 cm and 5 cm (3)

A gilt bronze and silver gilt porcelain mounted scent flask,…

19th Century French Scent Flask with Porcelain and Bronze Mounts

A gilt bronze and silver gilt porcelain mounted scent flask, French, 19th century painted with circular panels of flowers on a bleu-celeste ground, with serpentine scroll decoration to the body and cover the flask 6 cm high. Provenance: The Leonard Joel…

A Meissen porcelain perfume bottle and stopper, modelled in the…

Meissen Lady Perfume Bottle with Dog Stopper

A Meissen porcelain perfume bottle and stopper, modelled in the form of a lady holding a dog under her left arm, in a purple striped dress and yellow bodice. German 19th century. Height 8 cm. Provenance: Sotheby's, decorative Arts sale, Melbourne, 2001,…

Blogg Bros. Melbourne lavender and musk scent bottle, boxed…

Antique Scent Bottles and Holder Set

Blogg Bros. Melbourne lavender and musk scent bottle, boxed pair of scent bottles, porcelain figural bottle and a scent bottle holder, 19th century, (4 items), the largest 22 cm high

An English porcelain scent bottle, first half 20th century,…

English Porcelain Scent Bottle by T.G Abbotts

An English porcelain scent bottle, first half 20th century, decorated by T.G Abbotts, the conical ivory porcelain bottle decorated with a pheasant in a naturalistic setting, with a conical gilded porcelain screw in stopper, signed, to lower image, T G…

French porcelain and silvered scent bottle and cover, of…

Facetted French Porcelain Scent Bottle with Floral Design

French porcelain and silvered scent bottle and cover, of facetted form, painted with flowers, in tones of pink, blue and yellow with surround and coronet, height 6.5 cm

Antique French porcelain and ormolu scent bottle, with embossed…

Floral French Porcelain Scent Bottle with Ormolu Top

Antique French porcelain and ormolu scent bottle, with embossed floral decoration and etched ormolu top, height 10.5 cm

A Victorian sterling silver mounted painted porcelain tear drop…

Victorian Porcelain Perfume Bottle with Sterling Silver Mount

A Victorian sterling silver mounted painted porcelain tear drop perfume bottle, Charles May, Birmingham, 1886, length 8 cm

Macintyre porcelain birds egg scent flask with silver chicks…

Porcelain Egg Scent Flask with Silver Chicks Top

Macintyre porcelain birds egg scent flask with silver chicks head top

A Dutch Delft porcelain scent bottle with silver top, circa…

Dutch Delft Porcelain Scent Bottle with Silver Top

A Dutch Delft porcelain scent bottle with silver top, circa 1890, 7.5 cm high

An English porcelain scent bottle (most likely Royal Worcester)…

Japanese-style English porcelain scent bottle, 1890

An English porcelain scent bottle (most likely Royal Worcester) in the Japanese style, by Saunders & Shepherd, Chester, circa 1890, 6.5 cm high

Two French porcelain scent bottles, one of cushion shape…

French Porcelain Scent Bottles with Gilt Embellishments

Two French porcelain scent bottles, one of cushion shape painted with florals and embellished with gilt, the other cylindrical, decorated with romantic couples, with gilt metal mounts, width 9 cm and height 10 cm.

An early 20th century porcelain and silver scent bottle,…

Blue porcelain scent bottle with silver overlay

An early 20th century porcelain and silver scent bottle, flattened oval form, the cobalt dark blue glaze with silver floral overlay and screw top. Birmingham 1911. Height 5.5 cm

A French porcelain perfume decanter bottle early 20th century,…

French Porcelain Perfume Decanter with Floral Motifs

A French porcelain perfume decanter bottle early 20th century, the square section bottle with canted edges, a gilded neck and a near flat topped stopper, decorated with floral reserves to each face, gilt floral motifs and pendants, height 14 cm

Sixteen mixed perfume bottles, comprising petit point examples…

Mixed Perfume Bottles and Accessories Collection

Sixteen mixed perfume bottles, comprising petit point examples with filigree mounts, a Limoges porcelain and glass bottle, a silver plate pierced chatelaine and other similar, two plain plated flasks, two mounted shells including one carved as a pineapple…

A Sitzendorf porcelain figural perfume bottle, 19th century,…

Flirtatious Shepherd Porcelain Perfume Bottle

A Sitzendorf porcelain figural perfume bottle, 19th century, after Meissen depicting a flirtatious shepherd and a reluctant shepherdess beside a tree with a sheep and a tree top stopper in polychrome enamels, blue crossed marks underside, height 10 cm

Two Dresden porcelain perfume bottles early 20th century oval…

Dresden Porcelain Perfume Bottles with Floral Decorations

Two Dresden porcelain perfume bottles early 20th century oval flask bottles, one in cobalt with gilt floral decoration with a brass and enamel cap, and a 'Crown top' bottle with floral decorations in pink blue and yellow to both faces, stamped and painted…

A Paris Porcelain scent bottle, circa 1850, unidentified…

Paris Porcelain Scent Bottle with Neoclassical Designs

A Paris Porcelain scent bottle, circa 1850, unidentified hallmark to collar an octagonal lay down bottle with a scene of figures in a landscape to one face and formal neoclassical designs in puce upon a pink ground to the reverse with a beaded edge and a…

An Art Deco 'Crown Top' figural porcelain perfume bottle, circa…

Art Deco Columbine Perfume Bottle with Crown Stopper

An Art Deco 'Crown Top' figural porcelain perfume bottle, circa 1920, German, a jauntily posed Columbine figure in a white dress with pink roses to the skirt, a green bodice, ruffled collar and mauve buttoned cap, and holding a bouquet of roses on her…

A porcelain figural perfume bottle probably by Samson of Paris,…

Samson Paris Porcelain Figural Perfume Bottle with Cupid Stopper

A porcelain figural perfume bottle probably by Samson of Paris, later 19th century, bearing gold anchor Chelsea mark depicting a cupid holding a bow, with quivers upon his back and kneeling on a wine barrel draped with grapevines, the feathers serving as…

A Neapolitan porcelain figural perfume bottle, circa 1860s…

Neapolitan Porcelain Woman Perfume Bottle

A Neapolitan porcelain figural perfume bottle, circa 1860s finely modelled as a woman holding her cape and crinoline, with a skirt in floral and black striped patterns, and a puce and yellow bodice, the head serving as the stopper, blue Crown and N mark…

Three Victorian porcelain perfume bottles Imitating shells and…

Victorian porcelain perfume bottles imitating shells and ivory

Three Victorian porcelain perfume bottles Imitating shells and ivory, 1890 Chester, mark for Saunders & shepherd to one, others contemporary, a relief carved and stained bottle in porcelain imitating ivory, in the manner of Worcester, with a foliate…

A large Paris porcelain scent bottle, early 20th century, a…

Paris Porcelain Scent Bottle with Floral and Gilt Decoration

A large Paris porcelain scent bottle, early 20th century, a square section and shaped baluster bottle with a stepped collar and a lobed flattened stopper, decorated with pairs of floral and gilded panels and gilt borders and trims on a turquoise ground;…

A rare sterling silver mounted porcelain novelty perfume bottle…

Walnut-shaped porcelain perfume bottle with silver mount, 1885

A rare sterling silver mounted porcelain novelty perfume bottle in the form of a walnut, Sampson Mordan, London, 1885, the Siros Collection, South Australia, the ovoid body naturalistically modelled as a walnut with part of the shell removed at one end…

A porcelain scent bottle decorated with a cherub playing the…

Cherub Flute Porcelain Scent Bottle, 19th Century

A porcelain scent bottle decorated with a cherub playing the flute, 19th century, 10 cm high

Two petite scent bottles, one gilt metal, the other porcelain,…

Petite Scent Bottles: Gilt Metal & Porcelain (Gold)

Two petite scent bottles, one gilt metal, the other porcelain, first half 20th century, a gilt metal hinged bottle with profuse scroll work and a turban style cover; and a delightful French white porcelain rectangular flask delicately enamel painted with…

A Victorian heart shaped porcelain scent bottle painted with a…

Victorian Heart Scent Bottle with Courting Couple, 1900

A Victorian heart shaped porcelain scent bottle painted with a scene of a courting couple, sterling silver screw cap, English circa 1900, 5.5 cm long

A Victorian floral painted porcelain scent bottle of…

Victorian Floral Porcelain Scent Bottle with Silver Cap

A Victorian floral painted porcelain scent bottle of cylindrical form with hinged silver cap by Charles May, Birmingham, 1887, 6.5 cm high

A Paris porcelain scent bottle, 19th century, with hinged gilt…

Paris Porcelain Scent Bottle with Country Scenes

A Paris porcelain scent bottle, 19th century, with hinged gilt lid depicting country scenes to the front and reverse, 7 cm high

Miniature porcelain figural perfume bottle with removable head…

Porcelain Figural Perfume Bottle with Removable Stopper

Miniature porcelain figural perfume bottle with removable head stopper, approx 6.5 cm high

Antique Victorian porcelain & silver scent bottle, hallmarks…

Victorian porcelain and silver scent bottle

Antique Victorian porcelain & silver scent bottle, hallmarks rubbed, circa 1880

Large antique Victorian hallmarked sterling silver mounted faux…

Victorian Silver and Porcelain Perfume with Floral Decorations

Large antique Victorian hallmarked sterling silver mounted faux ivory porcelain body perfume, decorated with garlands of flowers and bows, approx 17 cm long

A miniature porcelain perfume vial, later 19th century,…

Miniature French Porcelain Perfume Vial with Portrait Decoration

A miniature porcelain perfume vial, later 19th century, probably French. The tiny tear shaped vial of compressed form decorated with the transfer portrait bust of a belle epoque young woman, with a silver turban screw top lid and bail. Length 3.5 cm

A pair of Meissen porcelain perfume bottles, later 19th century,…

Meissen Porcelain Romantic Couple Perfume Bottles

A pair of Meissen porcelain perfume bottles, later 19th century, the double gourd bottles with small domed and floral embellished covers, each decorated with painted and gilded cartouches of romantic couples in the manner of Watteau; with double crossed…

Small porcelain perfume bottle, black ground, floral decoration

Floral Porcelain Perfume Bottle on Black Ground

Small porcelain perfume bottle, black ground, floral decoration

Miniature French porcelain scent bottle

French Porcelain Scent Bottle Miniature

Miniature French porcelain scent bottle

A Royal Worcester porcelain perfume bottle, circa late 1880s,…

Royal Worcester Porcelain Perfume Bottle with Bird Decoration

A Royal Worcester porcelain perfume bottle, circa late 1880s, the fine arrow shaped bottle with a cushion profile, well decorated with a purple bird amidst red and gold foliage on an ivory ground; unmarked. Length 9.5 cm

Antique English porcelain scent bottle, with silver lid (marks…

Antique English porcelain scent bottle with silver lid

Antique English porcelain scent bottle, with silver lid (marks rubbed), 6.5 cm high approx

A porcelain St. James (Charles Gouyn) scent bottle, circa 1753,…

Porcelain St. James Scent Bottle, 1753

A porcelain St. James (Charles Gouyn) scent bottle, circa 1753, in the form of a maiden in decollete gown with yellow and turquoise bodice and flowered skirt, seated against a vine holding a bunch of grapes, with gilt mounted rim and rosebud stopper, 9 cm…

A Victorian sterling silver mounted porcelain perfume bottle,…

Victorian Porcelain Perfume Bottle with Sterling Silver Mount

A Victorian sterling silver mounted porcelain perfume bottle, 1888 Birmingham, with rubbed maker's mark, the spherical body decorated with chrysanthemum flowers and maiden hair fern in lime and turquoise enamels and gilt on a cream ground, with a repousse…

Antique porcelain & silver scent bottle, with underglaze blue…

Blue Decorated Antique Scent Bottle with Silver Top

Antique porcelain & silver scent bottle, with underglaze blue decoration

A KPM porcelain Cologne bottle, circa 1800, having a cushion…

KPM Porcelain Cologne Bottle with Floral Decoration

A KPM porcelain Cologne bottle, circa 1800, having a cushion shaped tapering body raised on a small rectangular foot and a turban shaped lift off lid with a rose finial, the body with handpainted and richly gilded floral sprays and vines; with underglaze…

A Continental porcelain perfume bottle, 19th century, a…

19th Century Handpainted Porcelain Perfume Bottle

A Continental porcelain perfume bottle, 19th century, a delightful cylindrical bottle with a hinged cap, handpainted with a scene of a maiden in a bucolic setting, the silver mounts and interior with a rose gilt wash, and with original glass stopper.…

A Continental porcelain and silver gilt perfume bottle, early…

Continental Porcelain Perfume Bottle with Silver Gilt

A Continental porcelain and silver gilt perfume bottle, early 20th century, the white cylindrical bottle with a handpainted river scene in muted grey tones, a hinged dome lid with gilt mounts, and original glass stopper. Height 8 cm

Mid 19th century French enamelled porcelain scent bottle

French Enamelled Porcelain Scent Bottle, 19th Century

Mid 19th century French enamelled porcelain scent bottle