Georg Jensen Perfumes

Georg Jensen, silversmith of Denmark. Had a showroom at 667 Fifth Ave, New York where the company sold their famous silver and offered a line of perfumes.

 

The fragrances of Georg Jensen:

• 1943 Flora Danica (later called Fleur Danoise)
• 1944 Sachet
• 1946 Acacia
• 1946 Freesia
• 1946 Arbutus Rose
• 1946 Sweet Pea
• 1946 Fleur Danoise
• 1947 Fire Orchid
• 1948 So Gaie
• 1954 Bal Blanc 
• Jitrois

House & Garden, 1949:

"Scent from the heart with love on Valentine's Day, the fragrance of choice perfumes brings the message a bouquet might ... contains 1/2 oz- sachet spray in Arbutus Rose, Acacia, Freesia or Fleur Danoise, $3.50 plus tax. ppd. Georg Jensen."

 

In the illustration above, you can see the sterling silver compact and a sterling silver lipstick, the lipstick looks very similar to the "Atomette" perfume flacon. The "atomette" measures 3 1/16" tall, the compact measures 2.75" square and the comb measures 3" wide.

Perfume Flaconette:

Georg Jensen, the famous Danish silversmith created a special perfume bottle which he dubbed the "Perfume Flaconette". 

Inside the decorative sterling case is a glass perfume bottle fitted with a ground glass stopper for daubing the scent on the skin. The cylindrical glass bottle holds 1/2 dram of parfum. The top of the sterling case is ornamented with Jensen's Acorn design. The case has a spring loaded mechanism inside so when the top pivots to the side, the bottle springs upwards so you could access the stopper to allow for application of the perfume. 

It was housed inside a black faille silk drawstring pouch with pink silk lining.The bottom of the case is stamped "Georg Jensen Inc. U.S.A. Sterling". During World War II, the Georg Jensen company moved operations to the United States, hence the U.S.A. designation vs. the usual Denmark. Perfume bottle stands 1 3/4" tall.

The Rotarian, Nov 1947:

“Truly feminine. Our perfume flaconette (it’s leak proof) of sterling silver, cased in black faille, with a silver funnel and half dram of our perfume (Fleur Danoise, Acacia or Arbutus Rose)..$10 plus 20% federal tax. Georg Jensen Inc. 667 Fifth Ave. New York 22”

The New Yorker, 1948:

"Pop-up perfume holder. Inside a cylinder of gleaming sterling is a little spring to pop up ... own perfume when you open the top, with a sterling funnel, and your choice of Acacia, Arbutus Rose, Fleur Danoise, Fire Orchid, Freesia, 12.50."

 

Picture courtesy of All That Glitters on Ruby Lane

The Perfume Atomette:

The Atomette was a perfume bottle inside of a cylindrical , sterling silver tube, and looks a lot like a lipstick tube at first glance. The perfume bottle is marked "Atomette Pat Pend Sterling" in the base. It stands 3 1/16" tall.