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Viville Perfumes

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Viville of Paris France, established at 24 ave de l'Opera, Paris  in 1892 when Rene Albert Viville acquired Maison Camus, a company established in 1836 by Ernest Camus.

They created low priced to luxury perfume presentations. Their best seller of the 19th century was the perfume Le Parfum des Femmes de France. The firm was later acquired by Yardley in 1924 and called Viville-Yardley.


The perfumes of Viville:

  • 1892 Violette Reine
  • 1895 Caresse de Fleur
  • 1895 Parfum des Frères de France
  • 1895 Parfum des Femme de France
  • 1900 Cage d'Amour
  • 1900 Irresistible Muget
  • 1900 Ohe! Ohe!
  • 1900 Ria
  • 1900 Rose Capiteuse
  • 1900 Vœu et Bonheur
  • 1904 L'Étoile de Napoleon
  • 1908 Sourire d'Avril
  • 1908 Charme Secret
  • 1908 Pensee Rose
  • 1909 Bacchanale
  • 1910 Gaite
  • 1910 Rose Capiteuse
  • 1910 Oeillet
  • 1910 Parfumerie de l'Opéra
  • 1910 Baccara , reissued in 1930
  • 1910 Le Dirigeable/Dirigible
  • 1911 L'Eveil
  • 1913 Orior
  • 1913 Presage de Victoire
  • 1920 Ecaille
  • 1920 La Meilleure Violette
  • 1920 Muguet de Mai
  • 1920 Peony
  • 1920 Près de Moi
  • 1929 Cœur de l’Été
  • 1930 Dame du Lac
  • 1930 Laquer Lady
  • 1930 Fortunia
  • 1930 Peony
  • 1930 Pres de Moi
  • Boton di Oro


Violet/Veolay Perfumes

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Violet (Pronounced VEOLAY) Perfume Company of Paris France & New York City. You can find the perfume company aussi spelled Veolay. In addition to perfumes, Veolay aussi Manufactured compact, nail enamel, face powders, talcum powders, bath salts, lipsticks, red, soaps, creams, bath cubes, and other toilet preparations.


Veolay Went out of business around 1953/1954.

The perfumes of Violet / Veolay:

  • 1880 Extra Violette
  • 1892 Mealys
  • 1900 Amber Royale
  • 1900 Auberpine
  • 1904 Azalia
  • 1905 Cyclamen flowers
  • 1907 Bouquet Farnese
  • 1910 Rose Concentrate
  • 1911 Valreine
  • 1913 Kassya
  • 1914 Altys
  • 1915 Niobe 
  • 1918 Violet Breeze
  • 1918 PRELIA
  • 1918 Rameau Fleuri
  • 1920 Eau de Cologne Violet
  • 1922 Amorosa
  • 1922 Kiloe
  • 1922 Charmose
  • 1922 Musk
  • 1922 Viborg
  • 1922 Flower Giroflee
  • 1922 Amber Breeze
  • 1922 Tanagra
  • 1922 Nacreine
  • 1922 Old
  • 1922 Marechal
  • 1922 Pretty Time
  • 1922 Oryane
  • 1922 Sylviane
  • 1922 Fougere Scotland
  • 1922 Fastuosa
  • 1922 Curious
  • 1922 Contes des Fees
  • 1922 Ylang
  • 1922 Rosamine
  • 1922 Standing Folles
  • 1922 Sylvies
  • 1924 Sketch
  • 1924 Cyprus
  • 1924 Purple Fall 
  • 1926 Hear Me
  • 1926 For Rever
  • 1926 Satan
  • 1928 Eternal Song
  • 1928 Sweet Pea
  • 1930 Abyss
  • 1930 Apricot
  • 1932 Apogee 
  • 1939 Compliments
  • 1939 Cuir de Russie
  • 1939 Prologue
  • 1945 Intelligence
  • 1953 Chorus


Parfum Amorosa

Parfum Oryane



Phul-Nana by Grossmith

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Phul-Nana by Grossmith: launched in 1891. Phul-Nana, which means ‘lovely flower’, represented a bouquet of chosen Indian flowers. This fragrance paved the way for oriental fragrances today.

So what does it smell like? A heavy floral bouquet with a deep, warm Oriental base.

  • Top notes: bergamot, orange, neroli, herbs 
  • Middle notes: carnation, tuberose, ylang-ylang, geranium, spices (cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon)
  • Base notes: patchouli, ambergris, benzoin, cedar, musk, sandalwood, opoponax, tonka bean and vanilla

Discontinued, date unknown.

"Grossmith’s Phul-Nana - A bouquet of Indian Flowers. Each languorous perfume is merged into one haunting fragrance, seductive and exquisite. It breathes the mystery of an Indian garden, its flower laden beauty sprayed by the mist of numberless fountains. It weaves a spell of enchantment by its subtle allure - it is the sweet spirit of the loveliest of India’s flowers. Richly Oriental in character and supremely delightful for all toilet purposes. Phul-Nana has a world wide reputation amongst lovers of sweet scents. It has a subtle fascination altogether unique and is marvelously fragrant and lastingly refreshing. Prepared in every form necessary for the perfectly harmonious toilet which distinguishes the woman of taste. 

This enchanting perfume weaves its spell through each one of a complete Phul-Nana Series:
Perfume, Hair Lotion, Toilet Water, Dental Cream, Cachous, Sachets, Bath Crystals, Shampoo Powders, Powder Leaf Books, Brilliantine, Talc Powder, Toilet Cream, Compact, Face Powder, Soap."

Phul Nana was revived by Grossmith in 2009.


Ambush by Dana c1955

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Ambush by Dana was launched in 1955. It was available in parfum and eau de cologne.

So what does it smell like? It is a slightly woody oriental perfume for women with crisp fruity notes.

  • Top notes: bergamot, basil, mandarin, chamomile, lime oil
  • Heart notes: lavender, jasmine, angelica, iris, geranium, reseda, ylang ylang, orchid, heliotrope, clover
  • Base notes:  vetiver, oak moss, sandalwood, patchouli and musk


It was discontinued sometime in the 1970s. In 1997, the perfume was re-orchestrated with modern ingredients, re-packaged and re-launched. Discontinued



Parfums Massenet

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Parfums Massenet, Inc., 509 Madison Ave, New York, New York. Established by G.R Parkinson in Paris around 1940.


Mandalay was their most popular perfume. It is described as woodsy and spicy, with exotic floral notes like ylang ylang, resting on an amber and patchouli base.


The perfumes of Massenet:

  • 1941 Altesse de Massenet
  • 1942 Bouquet Americain
  • 1942 Mandalay
  • 1942 Rhapsodie
  • 1944 Liquid Flowers
  • 1944 Shéhérazade

Northwest Arkansas Times, 1947:
"PARFUMS MASSENET NEW YORK-PARIS Rhapsodie Mandalay Altesse $2.25 to $17.50."




Rhapsodie, same bottle was used by Raquel.

Nostalgia by Germaine Monteil c1941

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Nostalgia by Germaine Monteil: launched in 1941.

Nostalgia was available in the following forms:

  • Parfum
  • Eau Concentree
  • Cologne
  • Dusting Powder



 So what does it smell like? It is classified as an aldehydic floral chypre perfume with a dominant rose note.

  • Top notes: aldehydes, bergamot
  • Middle notes: rose, jasmine, spices
  • Base notes: oakmoss, patchouli, sandalwood

Discontinued, date unknown. Still being sold in 1963.


Home Journal, 1947:
"Exciting news from Germaine Monteil is the debut of a French perfume, Nostalgia. This is a lovely, lingering fragrance that should suit the exacting Monteil clientele. Handsomely packaged, one ounce, $25."

Actress Billie Burke on Perfumes c1922

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I came across an interesting article featuring American red headed actress "Billie" Burke, the wife of Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr. in an old issue of Theatre Magazine. You may remember her as "Glinda the Good Witch" in the 1939 Wizard of Oz film.



Theatre Magazine, Volume 35, 1922:
Billie Burke has told us a very interesting thing in connection with perfumes... Miss Burke, who is playing in Booth Tarkington's "Intimate Strangers" at the Henry Miller Theatre, "loves perfumes". Not too well, but wisely...She has made a great study of them. 
"Perfumes are stimulating, and they are soothing" she says, "They are stimulating for yourself as well as for the people round you . And nothing can appeal more to the imagination or more quickly revive old memories and sentiments than a perfume. If I were a woman trying to resuscitate the embers of a dying flame, ' laughed Miss Burke,  'I should lean heavily on the perfume end of it...the perfume he loved in the days that were, so to speak. 
Though as a matter of fact that wouldn't do in my own case, because I use so many perfumes...this for a certain dress or occasion, or mood, that for another one...I think many modern women do, don't you...I know a lot of them, especially actresses...instead of having just one, as they used to. It is the newer note. Still there's much to be said on both sides." 
But that's not the particular" interesting thing" we started out to tell you..Only, we knew you'd like to hear whatever Miss Burke had to say...She is so individual...and there is no more fascinating subject in the world than perfumes... 
No...what she said that peculiarly arrested our attention was, that she is so devoted to perfumes...they mean so much to her and she is so sensitive to their influence, that on many occasions she even gets a special. perfume for the part she is going to play.
"To have a perfume that seems to fit the personality of the woman I am going to impersonate helps put me 'into' the mood and character. It was a bit difficult to get the right perfume for Isabel in "The Intimate Strangers"...it had to be a perfume very feminine, something typical of many women, yet with a modern note... a blend of the old and the new. Nothing in my own repertoire of perfumes seemed just 'it'. I went around to several of my favorite perfume counters sniffing and sniffing.
 
"Finally, my pet saleswoman said, "Try this violet, Miss Burke"...Violet, I thought, that's the right idea...that's what I want...and this violet was absolutely delicious...just like the fresh flowers. And what do you suppose! I was so astonished...it was an American make, a well-known American manufacturer I had never thought I could use anything but French perfumes before. If I had known these American manufacturers could compete so successfully with the French, I should have included their perfumes in my collection long ago. Since then, I have bought several of them...their rose is as delicious as their violet...it, too, smells like the fresh flower....and there is an enticing Oriental odor." 
 The moral of Miss Burke's tale is two fold: 
 First, we says to ourself, says we, if perfume can help put an actress 'into' a personality on the stage, why can't it help in the same way off the stage? It can....Choose the type of lady you wish to be for the day or the hour, a languorous Oriental type...a sweet demure, young thing...a 'blend of the old and new' (as Miss Burke called it) and let your perfume black-magic you into your part. How about it?
 Second, take to heart what Miss Burke says about the merits of the American perfumes! 

The Perfumes of Coryse Salome & Cartier

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Coryse was established in 1919 by Maurice Blanchetat 64 rue de la Chaussee-d'Antin, Paris and sold perfumes, toiletries and cosmetics. He purchased the perfumery Salome in 1929 and the two companies merged into Coryse-Salome.


Salome was established in 1909 by Marius Cartier and sold perfumes,cosmetics and toiletries at his shop at 8 place de l'Opera, Paris. Salome was affiliated with Cartier (not the jeweler).


Parfums Cartier (not the jeweler) was established as "Parfums d'Art,Grand Luxe" by Marius Cartier around 1900 at 9 rue Garnier, Neuilly (Seine) France. Cartier sold perfumes of the highest luxury and Baccarat was a supplier of their perfume bottles.


Cartier & Lucien of New York, a separate entity  were associated with (Dermay Inc).


Parfums Cartier Paris; established by Louis-Francois Cartier; opened first jewellery shop in 1853. Died in 1942, son Alfred became president of Cartier International. First perfume bottle created by Cartier dates back to 1908 and the great demand for precious bottles lead to the creation of Parfums Cartier in 1938. In 1972 acquired by group of investors: forms perfume company;now part of LVMH; launched signature fragrance in 1981

The perfumes of Coryse:

  • 1917 Ylanga
  • 1924 Chypre
  • 1928 Vinca



The perfumes of Coryse-Salome:

  • 1920s Rose d'Ispahan
  • 1932 Opera
  • 1946 Epilogue
  • 1951 Creation
  • 1972 Coryssima
  • 1977 Intrepid


CORYSE "Rose d'Ispahan" perfume bottle in clear and frosted glass with rose patina, sealed, with label, 1920s. 6 3/4". Photo by Rago Arts and Auction Center.


Ylang by Coryse, c1925. Bottle by Depinoix.



Perfumes by Parfums Cartier:

  • 1938 Jeu de Ballon
  • 1938 Miss Cartier
  • 1938 Carraque

Maitresse by Agent Provocateur c2006

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Maitresse by Agent Provocateur: launched in 2006, created by Azzi Glasser.



From Agent Provocateur:

AP Maitresse is an intoxicating Eau De Parfum with the passionate top notes of White Lotus Petals and delicate nuances of white Ylang Ylang, caressed by the pure essence of Osmanthus core, and immersed deep into Jasmin Sambac...the scent of seduction.

So what does it smell like? It is classified as a floral aldehyde fragrance for women.

  • Top notes: aldehydes, white lotus petals, ylang ylang and violet leaves
  • Middle notes: osmanthus, jasmine and rose
  • Base notes: iris, amber, musk, patchouli and white suede

The egg-shaped (bomb-shaped) bottle is finished in rich gilding.

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The success of Maitresse by Agent Provocateur spawned a flanker scent: Maitresse Eau Provocateur.



From Agent Provocateur:
Provocative and enigmatic, this modern interpretation of Maitresse will leave you wanting more. Here lie fragrant accords of Rose, Jasmin Sambac and Iris with delightfully light, green notes of Acacia (a thorny shrub). A green note of Granny Smith Apples makes this lingering scent so fresh and floral. A delectable base of Amber, Sandalwood, Tonka and gourmand elements complete this floral feast.
So what does it smell like? It is classified as a floral fragrance for women, with a dominant note of iris.
  • Top notes: rose, Sambac jasmine and iris 
  • Middle notes: granny smith apple and acacia
  • Base notes: amber, sandalwood, tonka bean

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Jean Desprez Perfumes

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Jean Desprez of 17 rue de la Paix, Paris; perfumerie established by Jean Desprez (1898 to 1973) the great-grandson of F Millot who created 'Crêpe de Chine'. Jean was a top class perfumer by profession who employed Paul Mergier to design the packaging for his products, and Leon Leyritz to design the bottles. Still a family run and owned business.

The perfumes of Jean Desprez:
  • 1939 Etourdissant
  • 1939 Grand Dame
  • 1939 Scheherazade
  • 1939 Votre Main
  • 1947 40 Love
  • 1962 Bal A Versailles
  • 1973 Jardanel

Jardanel by Jean Desprez c1944

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Jardanel by Jean Desprez: originally launched in 1944. Relaunched in 1973.

So what does it smell like? It is classified as a balsamic green chypre fragrance for women.


  • Top notes: aldehydes, neroli, orange
  • Middle notes: myrrh, patchouli, rose, jasmine
  • Base notes: leather, oakmoss, amber, musk, vetiver, sandalwood and Peru balsam


Discontinued, date unknown. Still sold in 1983.


Formes et couleurs - Volume 7, 1945:
"ÉTOURDISSANT - VOTRE MAIN - JARDANEL ne se trouvent à Paris que chez Jean Desprez, 17, rue de la Paix, et chez le meilleur parfumeur des grandes villes de France. "

Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office, 1946:
"Ser. No. 494,040. Jean Desprez, Paris, France. Filed Dec. 29, 1945. JARDANEL FOR PERFUMES AND ROUGES. Claims use since November 1944. Ser. No. 494,000."

The Bermudian, 1946:
"Suggestions for Christmas PERFUME ... A wide selection from $3.79-$188.00. But especially suitable for the festive season are Votre Main, Etourdissant and Jardanel the perfumes of Jean Desprez, exquisitely presented in white with trimmings of Xmas red and green . . . from $8.00 to $78.00."

Playbill, 1977:
" Great perfumery: In the damn-the-expense class there's now Jardanel by Jean Desprez. Like his earlier success, Bal a Versailles, the new Jardanel is and absolutely sumptuous classic floral, woven together like eclat. Deep and rich, like its price."





Belmacz - Puff Puffs - Powder Applicators

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A sumptuous, eiderdown make-up applicator, handmade to caress the skin with Belmacz Oyster Pearl Powder or any other loose powder.




PUFF PUFF is the ultimate accessory for dusting face, body and décolletage with Belmacz's wonderfully indulgent loose OYSTER PEARL powder.

Like a caged beast, PUFF PUFF's feathery wisps peep through the marionette shapes of its black enclosure, but the creation inside is no monster….

An adorable yet chic object, lovingly hand-crafted in France for Belmacz – using only the finest goose-down, PUFF PUFF couldn’t be more gentle, more sensual, more tempting and enthralling.

Available in wonderfully decadent shades, inspired by gemstone names used in Belmacz jewels combined with the names referencing the seven heavens.

PUFF PUFF is a necessary addition to every beauty regime, an indulgent object that adds a touch of luxury to every day.



Belmacz - Puff Puff - Jade: Paradise (pale pink) - 1 pc






















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Belmacz - Puff Puff - Chalcedony: Heaven (light blue) 1 pc



















Belmacz - Puff Puff - Onyx: Hades (black)  -1 pc





















Belmacz - Puff Puff - Coral: Inferno -(pale coral) - 1 pc


















Belmacz - Puff Puff - Magenta: Nirvana  (pale magenta) - 1 pc






Le Galion Perfumes

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Le Galion of Neuilly France and Paris France. The existing company was established by Prince Murat and associates at 11 bis, rue Amelie in Paris. Later acquired by Paul Vacher in 1935, also had an outlet in Post Ave, New York known as Le Galion Styles Company, Inc., New York importer and distributor for Le Galion perfume.

Le Galin became defunct sometime in the 1980s, but we are lucky that they have been resurrected in 2014.

The perfumes of Le Galion:
  • 1930 Champs de Mai
  • 1930 222
  • 1930 111
  • 1930 Chypre
  • 1930 Indian Summer
  • 1930 Fougere 
  • 1930 Il n'est qu'a a moi
  • 1930 Galion d'Or
  • 1936 Sortilege
  • 1937 Bourrasque
  • 1937 Shake Hands
  • 1937 Brumes
  • 1937 Gardenia
  • 1937 Jasmin
  • 1937 Iris
  • 1937 La Violette
  • 1937 Tubereuse
  • 1937 Snob, relaunched in 1952
  • 1947 Special for Gentlemen
  • 1949 Frac
  • 1950 La Rose
  • 1950 Lily of the Valley
  • 1951 Essence of Sortilege
  • 1953 Cub
  • 1953 Whip
  • 1961 Eau de Vétiver
  • 1967 Extra Veille
  • 1968 Galion D'Or, relaunched
  • 1968 Vetyver
  • 1972 Eau Noble
  • 1978 Megara
  • Barbaresque

Ming Toy by Forest c1923

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The magnificent Ming Toy was created for Forest in 1923. The name is an anglicized version of a Chinese name. Ming Toy is a Chinese girl in the musical comedy "East Is West" from  (1918). The name is one of many exotic perfumes manufactured in the 1920s given Near Eastern inspired names including: Shanghai, Le Temple Chinois,  Mitsouko, Wanaranee, Crepe de Chine, Tsingtao, Mitsuiva, Hasu-No-Hana, Lucille de Chine, Kai Sang, Phul-Nana, Cha Ming, Kananga du Japon, Vale of Kashmar, Ming, Cho-Cho-San, Tsang-Ihang, Mai Wang, Kesako, Yoshiwara, Chin Ching, and Chu-Chin-Chow.


Ruth Bainter and Hassard Short in Ming Toy.



Ming Toy Perfume Bottle. On March 25, 1924, Leon Cohn of Paris, France, patented his design in America for a perfume bottle. The bottle represented a seated figure of a Chinese girl with fan in hand and fancy headdress which formed the stopper of the bottle. The bottle was manufactured by Baccarat. The name "Ming Toy" is painted across the face of the fan, and the bottle of crystal glass has been decorated with colored enamels and gold. The bottle stands 4 3/8" tall.







Bohemian Glass Vinaigrettes and Perfume Bottles c1901 Ad

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Victorian/Edwardian era Bohemian glass perfume/cologne bottles from a 1901 02 A. C. McClurg & Co. publication. Many of the decorated bottles look as if they were made by Moser. The chatelaine scent bottles are beautiful.














images: ebay seller gdawg/edited by me


Quadruple Plate Perfume Bottles and Puff Boxes 1896 Advertisements

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Quadruple Plate Perfume Bottles and Puff Boxes shown in an 1896 Advertisement from the Busiest House in America (Lapp and Flershem, Chicago).

















Crown Perfumery Lavender Smelling Salts Bottle with Silverplate Holder, shown below

Crown Perfumery Lavender Smelling Salts Bottle with Silverplate Holder, shown below


Roger et Gallet Johann Marie farina Cologne with Silverplate Holder, shown below.












Celluloid Perfume Bottles 1927 Advertisement

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Celluloid Perfume Bottles shown in a 1927 Advertisement for N. Shure Co.



Bohemian Glass Shaker Top Perfume Bottles 1901 Advertisement

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Bohemian colored glass perfume bottles with shaker tops from an antique Victorian/Edwardian 1901-02 A. C. McClurg & Co. publication. Many of the bottles are gilded and the designs are reminiscent of Moser. It appears that the shaker tops are the open rose and the "loving cup" styles.










22kt Gold Filigree Vanity Items from 1940s Catalog Pages

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The items shown in the following advertisement pages from 1940 and 1941 N. Shure catalogs, are made up of 22kt gold over white metal filigree. The various perfume bottles and the trays I have had in the past. Some of the filigree has glass jewels. I am pretty sure these were made in the USA to imitate the more expensive items that were made in Czechoslovakia and Austria, but were unable to be imported due to WWII. From experience, I know that the metal is very soft and easy to break, I believe it is lead.










Vintage Ormolu Vanity Accessories and Perfume Bottles 1934 Advertisement

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Vintage Ormolu Vanity Accessories and Perfume Bottles from a 1934 L & C Mayers Co publication. Items shown as filigree metal trays, candy dishes and perfume bottles. Two of the trays have lace sandwiched between glass. The candy dishes have glass inserts with three compartments and sometimes I see these listed as powder jars and jewel caskets. The perfume bottles were made by Heisey (Crystolite) and rest inside French style metal mountings. One of them has a handpainted miniature painting on ivory. I do know that Apollo Studios have a bottle with this design.














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