Cleopatra's Boudoir: Les Parfums Viville

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Monday, August 11, 2014

Les Parfums Viville

The Viville Parfums of Paris France, was established at 24 ave de l'Opera, Paris in 1892, when Albert Rene Camus Viville acquired house has company established in 1836 by Ernest Camus.

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

The entire showroom was decorated by Emile-Jacques Ruhlmann and featured macassar ebony furniture in the Art Deco style. Other items such as lighting fixtures, carpets and decorative metalwork adorned the showroom.

This pair of Art Deco chairs are shown in the photograph above, in the center towards the back. The tall table is shown in the forefront and another to the right.