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Welcome to my unique perfume blog! Here, you'll find detailed, encyclopedic entries about perfumes and companies, complete with facts and photos for easy research. This site is not affiliated with any perfume companies; it's a reference source for collectors and enthusiasts who cherish classic fragrances. My goal is to highlight beloved, discontinued classics and show current brand owners the demand for their revival. Your input is invaluable! Please share why you liked a fragrance, describe its scent, the time period you wore it, any memorable occasions, or what it reminded you of. Did a relative wear it, or did you like the bottle design? Your stories might catch the attention of brand representatives. I regularly update posts with new information and corrections. Your contributions help keep my entries accurate and comprehensive. Please comment and share any additional information you have. Together, we can keep the legacy of classic perfumes alive!
Showing posts with label bottle manufacturer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bottle manufacturer. Show all posts

Monday, April 15, 2019

Société Parisienne de Verreries

SPV (Société Parisienne de Verreries/Parisian Society of Glass) at Orly. Abbreviated to 'SPV'; established by Louis de Beaune at Boulevard Auguste Blanqui in Paris in 1889; glass manufacturer, merged with C Depinoix in 1936.


Used signature ESPAIVET, which is a phonetizing of the acronym of the SPV glassworks. The earliest traces of the Société Parisienne de Verrerie are found between the years 1890 and 1925 located at 112 boulevard d'Italie (today boulevard Auguste Blanqui, in the 13th arrondissement of Paris.)

SPV initially specialized in optical glassware for the medical industry. In 1895, Pierre Curie was made technical advisor for optics in this company at this address. It was after 1925 that SPV diversified its production to make artistic and decorative objects: Mainly bottles and perfumery items as well as vases in the true Art Deco style.

There is still today a Société Parisienne de Verrerie in Orly (94) which manufactures bottles for laboratories... but the history of this company does not mention any relationship with the former SPV brand.





Sunday, August 20, 2017

Verrerie Lefebure et Cie

Verreries & Cristalleries Lefebure & Cie established in 1806, 5 rue Mazet, Paris, France. 

Exclusive suppliers to the Grandes Parfumeries de Paris for real crystal bottles with unalterable gold or silver metal cap.

Rich bottles for Luxury Perfumery.  The perfume bottles for Rosine were produced by Depinoix and Lefebure et Cie as well as Poiret's own companies Atelier Colin & Atelier Martine.


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Sunday, February 1, 2015

BTCIC

The BTCIC Glassworks, also known as BETCIC, the tradename for the Bureau Technique de Collaboration Industrielle et Commerciale, was located at 9, Avenue Perrichont, Paris, France. They created stunning perfume bottles and presentations for luxury perfumers after the first world war, into the 1920s and 1930s. BTCIC made bottles, labels and total presentations for companies such as Caray, Parfums Paul, Eroy and others.



Their most famous creation was the bottle portraying Gaby Deslys. This bottle was first used in 1925 for various perfumers, then for Adoree by Eroy in the 1930s. Then in 1939 it was again used for a different perfumes, Sequoia by Rene Pierre (also known as Pierre Dune), Je'nose by Caray, J'Ose by de Mareze, Jolie Marquise by Molines in 1935, Mademoiselle Pigalle by HF Sorel. These early bottles have the female figure as the stopper, sitting on a cushion. The inspiration for this perfume bottle was the actress Gaby Deslys, a famous flamboyantly costumed dancer and courtesan of the early 20th century of Marseilles, France. In the 1926 advertisement below, you can see the original bottle by BTCIC.





The bottle for Nuit de Mariage by Parfums de Paul was presented in a bottle, box and label by B.T.C.I.C.. Also in a bottle made by Verrières Viard. This bottle was also used by other perfume companies such as the American firm Lander and M. Ballespi of Barcelona.


In her book, Masterpieces of the Perfume Industry, Christie Mayer Lefkowith shows us an Egyptomania bottle for Ramses for their 1919 perfume, Hycsos.



 






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"You sell your packaged products because it is a guarantee for the clientele...and for you. You want this packaging to be appealing because it's a selling point. You find this presentation, which facilitates the sale, at the BTCIC, whose bottles, cases, simple line labels, elegant in shape, constitute harmonious sets which attract the attention of the buyer and guide his choice. Ask for our free catalog, you will see how our prices are moderate."
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Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Cristal Nancy

Sometimes, collectors will come across perfume or cologne bottles acid etched with Cristal Nancy.

Cristal Nancy is not Daum Nancy. Cristal Nancy is the name for Cristalleries de Nancy, established in 1921 on the initiative of Jules Bayet, and located directly across from the famed Daum Nancy glass manufacturer on land donated by the Fruhinsholtz Company. Cristalleries de Nancy poached several of Daum's glass blowers and with their help, produced high end, expensive cut crystal products, mainly perfume bottles, which were their specialty. Auguste Houillon, a talented sculptor created many products for the company.

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