Caron's Narcisse Noir was so popular that it spawned many imitations, including the shape of the bottle. Some competitors tried to copy the bottle as close as possible without breaking the copyright or trademark laws, while others were a bit more unique in design.
Narcissus de Luxe by Boyer, France. It has a black glass stopper. Measures 2 inches tall. Made by Julien Viard.
Vaseline/uranium glass bottle and matching uranium glass stopper. This is Narcisse by Merveille New york, circa 1920s. The bottle stands approximately 2" tall and the base measures 2.75" diameter. As you can see, it flouresces under UV light.
The set made by Garno for their Narcisse perfume in 1927 featured clear glass bottles with flat, vibrant red glass stoppers molded in the shape of a flower. This is quite beautiful!
The bottle is clear glass, the stopper is also clear pressed glass with a cork plug, with a red finish applied to the flower style top. Label reads "Narcissus - Parfumerie Vovan - Paris New York." The bottle measures about 2" tall and about 1-3/4" diameter.
Vaseline/uranium glass bottle with black narcissus stopper, the bottle measures 2.25 by 2.75 inches. It has a simple label "Narcissus."
Vaseline/uranium glass bottle and matching uranium glass stopper. This is Narcisse by Merveille New york, circa 1920s. The bottle stands approximately 2" tall and the base measures 2.75" diameter. As you can see, it flouresces under UV light.
The set made by Garno for their Narcisse perfume in 1927 featured clear glass bottles with flat, vibrant red glass stoppers molded in the shape of a flower. This is quite beautiful!
Here is the original ad from 1930 showing the set, just arranged differently,and the talcum bottle is a different shape.
In this advertisement, you can see several other Narcisse bottles.
Same bottle used for Bertae's Narcissus.
Narcisse Ambre by Society La France. The bottle measures 2.25" x 2.25" and is made up of clear glass with a frosted glass floral stopper. Bottle by Owens-Illinois Glass Co.
Narcisse by Parfumerie la Rae. Bottle stands 2" tall by about 2.5" wide. Bottle made up of clear glass with a frosted glass daisy stopper.
The gold label reads "Le Parfum BIZARES PAR CARLE PARIS CHICAGO SAN FRANCISCO." The stopper is frosted glass with a 6-petal flower atop it. Cork still covers the glass stopper, and it fits snugly in the bottle. Overall, bottle and lid measure about 2 1/4" tall, and not quite 2 1/2" across at the widest part.
Narcisse by Maison Andrae. The bottle measures 2 3/8" tall x 1 1/4" at it's widest point x 5/8" thick. Bottle by Owens-Illinois Glass Co. is almost a square shape with rounded corners, and molded with a ray pattern on the lower panels. It featured a hexagonal frosted clear glass stopper which was painted black and fitted with a cork. The label says “Parfum Narcisse--Maison Andrae--Paris--Chicago”.
Round clear glass Maison Andre flacon with orange peel pebbled base and smooth shoulders, the stopper is made up of black matte glass. Bottle measures 1 7/8" tall x 1 7/8" in diameter. Bottle by Owens-Illinois Glass Co.
LeTon in Paris and Chicago. The bottle is 2" tall - empty - neck band label that says Narcissus and label on bottle that says Perfume LeTon Paris and Chicago - black glass stopper in a floral design with cork on the stem of the stopper. Same bottle as above.
Bottle measures 2 1/4" wide by 1 3/4" tall and is identical to that used by Parfumerie La Rae. Label reads "Narcisse, Parfumerie St Cyr, Paris France." Neck label reads "Extrait Concentre."Bottle by Owens-Illinois Glass Co.
Maison Andrae:
Narcisse by Maison Andrae. The bottle measures 2 3/8" tall x 1 1/4" at it's widest point x 5/8" thick. Bottle by Owens-Illinois Glass Co. is almost a square shape with rounded corners, and molded with a ray pattern on the lower panels. It featured a hexagonal frosted clear glass stopper which was painted black and fitted with a cork. The label says “Parfum Narcisse--Maison Andrae--Paris--Chicago”.
This Narcisse bottle, stands 2 1/4" tall. The bottle is almost a square shape with rounded corners, and molded with flowers on the shoulders and a ray pattern on the lower panels. The square black glass stopper is molded with an intricate pattern of fans and flowers. Bottle by Owens-Illinois Glass Co.
LeTon in Paris and Chicago. The bottle is 2" tall - empty - neck band label that says Narcissus and label on bottle that says Perfume LeTon Paris and Chicago - black glass stopper in a floral design with cork on the stem of the stopper. Same bottle as above.
Narcissus by Conde. black glass stopper in the shape of a flower.
Cara Nome by Langlois. The bottle is clear glass with a polished bottom. It measures about 2 3/8" x 1 5/8" in height. The star shaped black glass stopper has a molded design of Circe picking flowers. It measures about 2 3/8" x 1 5/8" in height. This bottle was used for other perfumers such as F. Wolff & Sohn. The bottle is shown in the book The Art of Perfume by Christie Mayer Lefkowith, page 86 and is identified as a Julien Viard design.
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