Some of the hardest to find of all commercial perfumes are the white opaque glass examples. During what I call the golden age of perfumery, some gorgeous flacons were produced, mainly in France.
In 1925, Marshall Field launched a perfume called A La Page in an opaque what flacon heralded with a red coral like stopper.
Cyclamen by Elizabeth Arden: launched in 1938. It was housed inside of a fan shaped opaque white crystal flacon, manufactured by Baccarat. The bottle stands 6 1/4" tall and measures 5 1/2" across. It holds 1 1/4 oz of parfum. The bottle is marked on the bottom with two acid etched marks "BOTTLE MADE IN FRANCE" and the other "BACCARAT FRANCE".
It's You by Elizabeth Arden: 1939. It's You parfum comes in 12 known versions, with several of them in all white opaline glass. All are Baccarat design model # 781. It was made as a direct replica of an antique well known Victorian bud vase, the body of which was held by an applied molded hand. It was inspired by the movie Gone With The Wind.
Alpona by Caron: launched in 1939, originally presented in a fan shaped white opaline glass bottle, decorated with rich gilding. The bottle was designed by Félicie Bergaud and Paul Ternat and manufactured by Cristalleries de Romesnil.
Katherine the Great by Prince Matchabelli: 1935. in white/gilded, frosted, also found in a clear/gilded crown bottle.
In the 1930s, the American company Jolind launched a perfume Duchess of Paris in an opaque white glass flacon shaped like an miniature urn.
An opaque white satin glass bottle was produced for D'Orsay's perfume Belle du Jour in 1938 and made by Verreries Brosse..
Milliner Gilbert Orcel also had a white glass bottle in 1948, molded as the bust of a woman, highlighted in gilding for the perfume Coup de Chapeau, translates to "tip of the hat," and made by Verreries Brosse.
Le Debut by Richard Hudnut: In 1927, Richard Hudnut had a perfume line called Le Debut which featured octagonal opaque glass bottles in green, black, turquoise blue and rarest of all, white. These bottles came in various sizes from 5 1/8" tall to 1 1/4" tall.
Mon Parfum by Bourjois: in 1923, Bourjois housed their perfume Mon Parfum in an opaque white glass bottle by Baccarat. This bottle is rarely seen.
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