Vintage Perfume & Vanity items from 1900 to 1990s

ID# 1427 Violet (Veolay) Royal Lily Parfum in box Released in 1903 Maison Violet was established around 1810 in Paris and the business was originally known as "A la Reine des Abeilles." The shop was located at 317 rue St. Denis. Violet also had a laboratory located at La Plaine St. Denis in France, where they manufactured their perfumes and cosmetics, as well as other vanity items. They were known for their outstanding quality and became the suppliers to the English, Spanish, French and Russian Crowns. Violet maintained a luxury image throughout much of it's existence and won many prize medals at exhibitions: 1849, 1851, 1855, 1862, 1875 (Sydney, bronze medal), as well as the Grand Prix at the Exposition Universelle in both 1867 and 1900, where the Violet products as a whole were awarded the prize. This bottle shows the award won in 1900 and is evidence of its manufacture date. This sealed, vintage perfume bottle with its box is truly a marvel to behold its condition. A star in a special perfume collection. Outstanding! Bottle is embossed around the neck "A la Reine des Abeilles." The bottle is also embossed "Violet" and with a bee. The neck is wrapped with lamb skin sealing the bottle. The box has the original angel hair padding in fair condition. There is some minor wear and missing some of the gold foil around the bottom edge of the box. Small nick to the label on front of the box. Labels on the bottle and the box match perfectly and are in perfect condition other than the previous mentioned nick to the front label. The hinge and the ribbon on the box is in perfect condition. This would make an excellent gift for the perfume collector of early French Houses. available Price: $ 450 Item 1427 Get more details

ID# 1052 Virgin Islands Amalie Parfum 1/5 oz Discontinued and rare find 1/5 oz size, approximately 3/4 full. This is a fantastic parfum made with Ambergris and Tonquin Musk. If you have have smelled Carven Ma Griffe or Paco Rabanne's Metal and liked them you will LOVE Amalie. The scent is very similar, but Amalie is better. available Price: $ 25 Item 1052 Get more details

ID# 1383 Weil Noir 1/8 oz Parfum with box Click here to see a page of more details Another beautiful and rare 1930s perfume from my personal collection. This cute little bottle came to me with the top encased in wax. It took a great deal of effort to clean it up, to get to the perfume and it was worth the effort, although it is nearly empty but the scent is very memorable. I actually bought another large bottle with perfume for a hefty price because of smelling this little bottle. It is nice to buy small bottles first to know if you will like the perfume, especially when it is a high dollar, rare perfume like Noir. See the photo of how it looked with the wax around the stopper. It is defined as a light, woody, oriental perfume with a dominant tuberose notes. Top notes: aldehydes, mandarin, peach and bergamot Middle notes: jasmine, rose, tuberose, iris, orange blossom, camphor Base notes: ambergris, incense, musk, styrax, sandalwood, vanilla, leather, orris, vetiver, oakmoss available Price: $ 70 Item 1383 Get more details

ID# 1303 Weil Secret de Venus Zibeline 5 ml Bath and Body Oil Unused but has small amount of damage to label. Smells fabulous! This is from the 1960s. This is a 1/5 oz size and the bottle is full. available Price: $ 70 Item 1303 Get more details

ID# 1405 Weil Secret de Venus Antelope 10 3.75ml Bath Oil bottles in Counter Display This is a set sold to retailers and includes the marketing materials for selling them. Total volume of perfume is 1 1/2oz. Includes the outer sleeve that protects the set. This perfume oil can be used in the bath or applied directly to skin to wear as perfume. I would guess that this is from the 1950s. available Price: $ 140 Item 1405 Get more details

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