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world of vintagePerfume Bottles
& Vanity Items
We are a collection of collectors.
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.
Topics that might interest you IPBA Trending
“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 […]
Lilac Time
Lilac often symbolizes youth, innocence, and first love. In the language of flowers, purple lilacs are associated with the initial emotions of love, while white lilacs represent youthful innocence. Additionally, lilac is linked to memories of happy moments, […]
2025 Perfume Bottle Design Competition Winners
While ‘vintage’ may rule the days of Convention, the IPBA recognizes that every gorgeous bottle was at one time a sparkling new work of art. And from there the IPBA PERFUME BOTTLE DESIGN COMPETITION was born. The competition […]
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 9,500 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!
Awards Presented at the 2025 Annual Meeting
The IPBA has a tradition of honoring our hard-working volunteers. The following awards were made at the Annual Meeting during our 2025 Annual Convention:
IPBA Museum Collection: Space in the Case
We need your help and donations to grow our IPBA Museum Collection. We are inviting YOU, our Members, to donate to our wonderful collection. No donation is too small! Today, the IPBA Museum Collection is housed in the […]
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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