Vintage Guerlain Baccarat Perfume Bottle - Mitsouko - 1 OZ - 4 " Height
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:437584 | Primary Material: Glass |
| Original/Reproduction: Original | Style: Art Deco |
| Color: Clear | Age: Post-1940 |
| Country/Region of Origin: France | Maker: Guerlain |
Welcome to Marie's Vintage Perfumes. This store is a collection of vintage perfume bottles from the estate of Marie-Louise Fredyma, my mother who passed away in 2010 after nearly 70 years in the antique business. Marie's perfumes were a special place in her collection of antiques and vintage items and are now offered for sale as part of her estate.This listing for a non-MLF estate item. The items belong to another person that has asked me to list them for sale.Descrip...tion:Vintage Guerlain Baccarat Perfume Bottle - Mitsouko - 1 OZ - 4" Height. Bottle is stamped on base in the glass "Guerlain" and "Made in France" and Baccarat.Provenance:This listing for a non-MLF estate item. The items belong to another person that has asked me to list them for sale. Background Guerlain:The House of Guerlain is one of the oldest perfume houses in the world. It was founded in 1828 when Pierre-Francois Pascal Guerlain opened up his first perfume store on 42, Rue de Rivoli in Paris. Pierre-Francois composed and manufactured custom perfumes with the help of his two sons, Aime & Gabriel. His unique approach was to personalize perfume for a specific person, place or event. Honore de Balzac commisioned his own eau de toilette during the writing of Cesar Birotteau, and the periodical La Sylphide, le Journal des Elegances, scented each issue with a different fragrance by Guerlain.Guerlain catered to the high society of Paris, and obtained a very loyal following. The perfume house was so successful that Guerlain decided to open a flagship store at 15, Rue de la Paix in Paris in 1840. The house was at its peak in 1853 with it's fragrance Eau de Cologne Imperiale. This perfume gained Guerlain the prestigious title of His Majesty's Official Perfumer of France. This in turn led him to create perfumes for other royals such as Queen Victoria of England, Empress Sissi of Austria and Queen Isabella of Spain as well as other crowned heads of royalty. Pierre-Francois passed away in 1854 and his sons inherited the perfume house. Aime became the master perfumer, a tradition that would be upheld for the next master perfumer in lineage. Gabriel managed and further expanded the house. Aime, created several fragrances for the perfume house, these include Fleur d'Italie, Rococo, and Eau de Cologne de Coq and his greatest creation, Jicky. In 1914, Guerlain moved to 68, Champs-Elysees Paris.The business was then handed down to Gabriel's sons, Jacques & Pierre Guerlain. Jacques became the third master perfumer and created many fragrances in his lifetime. His creations include Eau de Coq, L'Heure Bleu, Apres L'Ondee, Shalimar, Vol de Nuit, Ode, and Mitsouko. These perfumes were so successful that some are still sold today. Jacques grandson, Jean-Paul Guerlain is the fourth generation master perfumer and has authored several perfumes and men's colognes including Vetiver, Habit Rouge, Samsara, Nahema, Jardins de Bagatelle and many others.The Cristalleries de Baccarat was established in 1764 in Lorraine France, under the patronage of Louis XV, in an effort to stem the influx of Bohemian imports and reduce unemployment in the eastern region. Baccarat has produced the finest crystal since 1816, using 30% lead crystal in their luxurious products of superior quality. Baccarat first started making perfume flacons for Houbigant, Ed Pinaud, Guerlain and Violet during the 19th century. During this time, the bottles had a plain, restrained, apothecary style look to them, in order to leave plenty of room for the perfumer's label. The same perfume bottle was used for many different perfume companies, for instance the #10 bottle was used for both D'Orsay & Houbigant. At the turn of the century, Baccarat was making bottles for other leading companies such as Lubin, D'Orsay, Bichara and Coty. In 1911, the style of the bottles changed, and Baccarat was influenced by other glassmakers like Lalique, Maurice Depinoix and Julien Viard. Bottles were made in the most romantic styles, with hints of Art Nouveau and ethereal presentations of the highest quality. Later in the late 1920s and into the 1930s, the Art Deco movement took hold and the geometric bottles for Myon, Lentheric and Ybry are directly influenced by this. Georges Chevalier designd many of Baccarat's Art Deco bottles. Louis Sue designed the bottle for Jean Patou's Amour Amour in 1924.In the 1940s, Baccarat was again inspired by the mainstream styles and the Surrealist movement which was sweeping France. Salvador Dali lent his unique creativity and designed some bottles for Baccarat during this time. The bottles for Schiaparelli, such as Le Roi Soleil, are the perfect examples of the Surrealist's inventions. Some of the most important artists designed bottles produced by Baccarat, these include Georges Chevalier, Louis Sue, Julien Viard, Salvador Dali.Identification of Baccarat bottles:Baccarat bottles are often only identified by documentation and experience, since early examples were not always marked. Bottles were systematically engraved with a mark only from 1936 onward. Prior to this, some were stamped, others had a small circular paper label, and many have NO distinguishing mark at all. Many bottles are usually signed with an acid etched mark. After 1936, all bottles were stamped with a logo. Condition:Bottle in very good to excellent condition. Labels in good condition. Bottle is stamped on base in the glass "Guerlain" and "Made in France" and Baccarat.Fine print for International buyers: Shipping outside the United States is extra and not free. We use the United States Postal Service (USPS) postage price calculator to get a best estimate of shipping and insurance charges for the buyer. A number of countries have low insurance value limits, which frequently are less than the sale price of an item. Thus, please do not bid on an item if it cannot be insured for at least what you are paying for the item. Copy and paste this address to your browser to determine the shipping and insurance cost: http://ircalc.usps.gov/
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Import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding/buying. These charges are normally collected by the delivering freight (shipping) company or when you pick up the item – do not confuse them for additional shipping charges. We do not mark merchandise values below value or mark items as "gifts" - US and International government regulations prohibit this.Buyer’s Responsibility for Reporting Damaged Items: Seller attempts to ship most items with insurance with USPS or UPS. Buyer most report within 48 hours of receipt of items being received in order to make claim for damage goods to seller. Buyer also must take photos of any items reported damaged and must notify seller of such damage and forward such proof. Buyer must retain all original packing material and submit item for review by third parties to make claims for damaged items and any applicable refunds. Failure to keep items for review for seller’s insurance claim or notify seller of any loss within these guidelines will forfeit rights of buyer to seek refunds for damaged goods received.
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