IPBA 2022 Perfume Bottles Auction Results

On April 30th the Perfume Bottles Auction in conjunction with the International Perfume Bottle Association’s 32nd annual convention in Chicago, IL, topped all previous years results.

The day opened with a winning $84,000 bid on an extremely rare 1912 “Oreilles Epines” bottle by Rene Lalique, featured in a 2005 episode of the Antiques Roadshow.

Art Deco bottle designs, many in pristine boxes, proved to generate special interest and some of the highest results, including: the Julien Viard 1928 bottle for Janey “La Fumee Defendue” with bold platinum stripes on black crystal ($27,000); the rare 1926 Lucien Gaillard black glass bottle for “Pour Rever” in box with image of a Modigliani styled woman ($20,400);

a 1929 set of six nesting pearl bottles in box for Ota ($27,000); and one lot of two 1923 Julien Viard bottles for Richard Hudnut with figural stoppers, sealed contents, in untouched fabric boxes ($18,750).

Dominating the days offerings was a selection of Czechoslovakian bottles by highly collectable designers, including a Joseph Schmidt bottle with figural nude stopper ($5,100); a black and gold Johann Umann bottle for commercial use ($7,200); and two bottles that sold for six times their high estimate: a rare black and ivory combination by Curt Schlevogt for the Ingrid line ($33,000); and a beautiful amethyst crystal Vogel & Zappe bottle in Egyptian styled mounting with embossed image of Cleopatra ($33,000).