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We are the world’s foremost association devoted to the education, promotion, and collection of perfume bottles and vanity items. We’re glad you’re here. Explore our site! Become a member (with benefits)! Join our enthusiastic conversations about collecting and curating these beautiful bits of history. Happy hunting!
Our Mission:
The purpose of the International Perfume Bottle Association is to provide information and education about all aspects of perfume and scent bottles, compacts, purses, ephemera, and other related vanity items, including researching their uses, history, manufacture, and significance; to promote collecting of these items; and to promote fellowship among its members and outreach to other collectors.
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Feathers of Elegance
Feathers have many symbolic meanings in different cultures. They have typically been associated with freedom, transcendence and communication with spiritual realms. Finding a feather in an unusual place or having one suddenly float across your path can especially seem to […]
Perle für Perle II by Sabina Schurenberg
Perle für Perle II Perltaschen aus Munchen und Wien, 1910 – 1935 Purse collectors and historians have been waiting with great anticipation for Sabina Schurenberg’s book, Perle fur Perle II. It is remarkable. This is her third book […]
Upcoming Florida Flamingo Chapter Meeting
Pink Birds and Pretty Portraits The Florida Flamingos Chapter of the IPBA will be holding a Zoom meeting: Sunday, August 17th, 2025 10 AM – 12 PM (Eastern US) OPEN TO ALL! We’ll be having a show […]
Our Virtual Museum Welcomes its 11,000th Item!
The IPBA is proud to welcome a very special limited edition bottle as the 11,000th item in our Virtual Museum!. It is the “Le Flacon Tortue Red Edition” by Guerlain. They describe it as follows: “An exceptional creation […]
“Fragrance and Form: Design and Perfume Culture” Exhibit Now Open!
The exhibition “Fragrance and Form: Design and Perfume Culture” opened on 31 May at Casa do Design in Matosinhos (city in northern Portugal). Andrew Howard, the exhibition’s curator, draws on Afonso Oliveira’s private collection, which highlights notable pieces […]
Recap of the 2025 Convention in Portland, Oregon
View a detailed recap of the International Perfume Bottle Association’s 2025 Annual Convention in Portland, Oregon. Many educational sessions and lots of buying opportunities in an elegant setting!
Our Virtual Museum is Amazingly International!
As befits an organization calling itself the International Perfume Bottle Association, our Virtual Museum of over 11,000 items is amazingly international – with representation from 36 countries!
Why Join IPBA?
Would you like to … Learn more about your collection? Become a more discriminating buyer? Meet others with your collecting passion? Learn how to care for and display your collection? If so, this is the place!
What Is It? What’s It Worth?
To get the right information so that you can identify, insure, sell or simply appreciate your bottle you should become an educated consumer by researching your bottle or collection. That can be done via several avenues – reference […]
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