April 24 – 27, 2025
Online Registration is now open for the Portland Convention. Click HERE!
EVENTS AT A GLANCE
- ALL TIMES are USA Pacific Time. Times and events are subject to change.
Please refer to the schedule in the Convention Program book. All registered attendees will be sent a digital copy one week before convention. This digital program should be printed at home.
THURSDAY, APRIL 24
8:30 am – 4:30 pm Optional Tour A: Aurora Antiquing and Aurora Vineyards.
8:30 am – 4:30 pm Optional Tour B. Columbia River Gorge, Waterfalls and Mount Hood.
8:30 am – 5:30 pm Optional Tour C. Columbia River Gorge, Waterfalls, Wineries, Mount Hood.
FRIDAY, APRIL 25
8:00 am – 9:00 am Orientation Meeting
9:15 am – 10:00 am Collector’s Sessions I
10:15 am – 11:00 am Collector’s Sessions II
11:15 am – 12:00 pm Buffet Lunch
11:50 am – 1:45 pm Hollywood Symposium
2:15 pm – 6:45 pm Early Entry to Perfume Bottles & Vintage Vanity Show & Sale
3:00 pm – 6:45 pm Grand Opening Perfume Bottles & Vintage Vanity Show & Sale
SATURDAY, APRIL 26
7:00 am – 8:15 am Setup Collector’s Market
7:45 am – 11:30 am Early Entry to Collector’s Market
8:15 am – 11:30 am Collector’s Market
9:00 am – 11:30 am Collector’s Market. Open to the Public
11:30 am – 1:00 pm Lunch on your own
12:00 pm – 12:45 pm Collecting 101. Open to the Public
1:00 pm – 1:45 pm Tiffany Presentation
2:00 pm – 5:45 pm Perfume Bottles & Vintage Vanity Show & Sale. Open to the Public
6:30 pm – 8:00 pm Dinner
7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Annual Meeting, Election of the 2025-2027 IPBA Board of Directors
8:00 pm – 9:00 pm Keynote Presentation: Star Struck, Don Orban
SUNDAY, APRIL 27
8:30 am — 9:30 am Breakfast Buffet
9:15 am – 10:45 am Treasures Found
10:45 am – 3:00 pm Perfume Bottles & Vintage Vanity Show & Sale. Open to the Public.
OPTIONAL TOURS
What to wear? It’s Oregon and the weather is unpredictable – bring a rain jacket! Temperatures swing wildly throughout the day. Multiple layers of clothing will help you stay warm. Comfortable, closed-toe shoes are highly recommended.
Optional Tour A: Aurora Antiquing and Aurora Vineyards.
Thursday, April 24, 2025. Full day.
Spend the morning antiquing in one of the best antiquing towns in the country and visiting the Old Aurora Colony Museum before heading out to Aurora Vineyards for a late lunch and wine tasting. The wine tasting is included in the tour price. This tour includes: *Transportation. *All entrance fees. * Breakfast and lunch are on your own.
Optional Tour B: Columbia River Gorge, Waterfalls & Mount Hood
Thursday, April 24, 2025. Full day.
This small group tour for 14 passengers is led by a local, knowledgeable and experienced tour guide. Drive along the scenic and historic Columbia River Highway into the Columbia River Gorge stopping at the Crown Point Vista House, majestic waterfalls and scenic overlooks. Lunch is on your own in the town of Mount Hood. Afternoon drive through Mount Hood National Forest, orchards and lavender farms. Climbing up to roughly 6,000 feet in elevation, the van stops for a visit to Timberline Lodge, on Oregon’s highest peak – Mount Hood. Walking distances are short, 5-minute walks. Some steps/stairs are encountered. This tour includes: *Transportation. *All entrance fees. * Breakfast and lunch are on your own.
Optional Tour C: Columbia River Gorge, Waterfalls, Wineries, Mount Hood
Thursday, April 24, 2025. Full day.
Explore the Columbia River Gorge and waterfalls with an expert naturalist guide on this small 10-person tour. You will be stopping at the best viewpoint in the lower Columbia Gorge for a photo opportunity and to learn some of the history of the region from your guide. Lunch is served on site at the first of two winery visits. Wine tastings are included at both wineries. The afternoon has another waterfall to visit before heading back to the hotel. Walking distances are short, but not vigorous. Some steps/stairs are encountered. This tour includes: *Transportation. *All entrance fees. *Wine Tasting. *Includes lunch. *Breakfast is on your own.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EVENTS
First Time Attendees Orientation Meeting
Friday, April 25th, 2025. 8:00 – 9:00 am.
The Board of Directors proudly welcomes those attending an IPBA convention for the first time with helpful information about the Association and the various convention events. You will meet other first timers to compare notes. First Time Attendees are matched with a Mentor ahead of time to help answer questions and to help you become familiar with people and events during convention. Become a Mentor and help others have a wonderful and exciting first convention as you introduce them to your friends and help them navigate the many events. Contact Marilyn Schnormeier, [email protected]
COLLECTOR’S SESSIONS
Friday, April 25th, 2025. 9:15 – 10:00 am; repeating 10:15 – 11:00 am.
Participation by all is encouraged in these sessions. Ask questions and share your knowledge during the discussions. The 45-minute sessions repeat after a 15-minute break.
**Interested in facilitating a topic of your choice? Contact Convention Chair, Barbara W. Miller, [email protected]
THE PORTLAND VASE: How It Ignited The Making of Cameo Glass facilitated by Shari Hopper
How did an ancient glass vase become the object of so many reproductions? Why did English artists spend years of their time and painstaking effort to reproduce it? What created the demand for cameo glass? We will have a conversation about these questions and much more.
A Cut Above facilitated by Colleen White
Colleen began collecting small, clear-cut Czech bottles “accidentally.” A lover of history, she became fascinated with the story and the craftsmanship behind these sparkling jewels over 20 years ago. What started out as an academic appreciation has turned into a true appreciation of their beauty and design.
Compact and Vanity Specialty Group: Histories, Identification and Exchange facilitated by Andra Behrendt
Have questions about identification, history, dating, collecting or displaying? We want to hear them! Bring your questions, photos and examples — there’s going to be a wealth of knowledge and enthusiasm surrounding compacts and vanity collectibles that you won’t want to miss! FREE puffs and screens will be available if you are in need.
Hollywood Symposium
Friday, April 25th, 2025. 11:50 am – 1:45 pm.
Andra Behrendt, Barbara W. Miller and Jeffrey Sanfilippo will share an interesting variety of perfume bottles and vanity items associated with celebrities and royalty. Rusty Hernandez-Sanfilippo will show perfume bottles and vanity items used as movie props which enhanced the plot line.
Tiffany presented by Walter Jones
Saturday, April 26th, 2025. 1:00 – 1:45 pm.
Two lovely art nouveau bottles by Tiffany. The differences will surprise you for they were created by different design studios and different artists and made in different centuries. Walter will untangle the confusion and discuss the history of Tiffany & Co., Tiffany Glass Co., Tiffany Studios, Tiffany Furnaces and other businesses from their beginnings until about 1920. We will look at some of the creations that were made by and sold by this iconic American company, now owned by the European luxury goods conglomerate, LVMH.
Perfume Bottles & Vintage Vanity Show & Sale
The Perfume Bottles & Vintage Vanity Show & Sale is the CORNERSTONE of our convention. Quality antique, vintage and contemporary items are on sale from local, national and international vendors. Showcases are filled with everything you could imagine relating to perfume bottles, compacts, vanity items, paper ephemera, advertisements, perfume jewelry, vintage purses, perfume factices and SO MUCH MORE.
Dealer spaces are still available. If you are interested in selling, please contact our 2025 Show Chair, Andra Behrendt, at 708.246.2676, or via e-mail, [email protected]. Advance deadline for dealer registration is March 28, 2025.
Collector’s Market
Saturday, April 26th, 2025. 7:45 – 11:30 am.
This is the place for members to sell items to make room for new acquisitions or to earn extra cash! Sell one item or many items. Any registered member with bottles and vanity items to sell or trade can reserve a space for $45 (half table, 36” L x 30” W) or $90 (full table, 72” L x 30” W).
Collecting Perfume Bottles, Compacts, Purses, Ephemera, and Other Related Vanity Items 101
Saturday, April 26th, 2025. 12:00 – 12:45 pm.
As a perfume bottle collector, have you ever passed on purchasing a bottle due to lack of knowledge? Have you ever wished you knew the history and provenance of your vanity item? How do you display your collection? We will help to answer these questions and more. Geared towards a newer collector, any collector will gain greater knowledge about these wonderful perfume bottles and vanity items. You will learn about the differences between Commercial and Non-Commercial bottles and see numerous examples of each type. You will see a brief history of cosmetics and perfumes through the years. And you will see other related vanity items. This is more than a slide show. We take questions and give answers, sharing our knowledge with other collectors. See you there!
Dinner, Annual Meeting and Election of IPBA Board of Directors 2025 – 2027
Your Board of Directors are highly dedicated volunteers. This year we vote for the 2025-2027 IPBA Board of Directors. At the time of printing, the candidate slate has not been finalized. We will keep you informed via the monthly e-News and special e-News editions as information becomes available.
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: Star Struck! Hollywood’s Golden Age of Glitter, Glamour, and Gowns
Many of you may know Don as a longtime collector of Czech perfume bottles and former editor of the PBQ, but he also has an extensive collection of vintage clothing!
About Don Orban’s Fashion Fascination: It all began when a friend gave him a vintage-style mannequin that needed an appropriately vintage wardrobe, which has culminated in a curated collection spanning from the 1860’s to the 1980’s, with an emphasis on items from the 1920’s through the 1950’s.
Perfume Bottle Design Competition
Vote for your favorite entry from the finalists in this year’s amazing selection of unique designs. Located in the Showroom, the top perfume bottle designs will be on display.
IPBA Raffle
Ticket sales support the IPBA. Buy your tickets, cross your fingers and help support the IPBA and win prizes ranging from luxury fragrances, beautiful bottles, accessories for the vanity table and accessories for your wardrobe. Books, catalogs, and many other surprises. The Raffle Drawing starts at 1:00 pm on Sunday, April 27th. If you are unable to attend the drawing, you may ask a friend to accept and mail any prizes you should win.
Authors Book Signing
Saturday, April 26th, 2025. 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm.
Reference books on perfume bottles and vanity items are hard to find outside of the IPBA convention. Meet the IPBA Author-Members who have written books which are well researched with glorious color photos. These books cater to our collecting interests.
Treasures Found
Sunday, April 27th, 2025. 9:15 – 10:45 am.
Hosted by Susan Arthur, Jeffrey Sanfilippo, Afonso Oliveira. Need answers about an item in your collection? Have you found an item in Portland which you want to know more about? Susan, Jeffrey and Afonso will ask our Panel of Experts for answers. The audience is invited to share additional information on the item. Contact Susan, [email protected] for information on submitting photos and information prior to convention. Please submit photos and information no later than March 15, 2025. Although we encourage you to send in photos early for identification, you can still drop off an item or two on Sunday morning.
Get your 2025 IPBA Convention Pin! Based on “Le Gui” by Duvelle.
Pre-order on the Registration Form
We will be staying at the Benson Portland Hotel at 309 SW Broadway in Portland.
Guestrooms will be $149/night, but rates will increase after March 28th, 2025.
Danny Feist Reservations Coordinator. [email protected]. 503-228-2000, ext. 173
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