IPBA News & Events
Convention 2025 Keynote Speaker Announced!
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 […]
2025 IPBA Perfume Bottle Design Competition Opens December 1, 2024
COMPETITION RULES: 1. Eligibility This free to enter perfume bottle design competition is open to anyone who designs and creates an original perfume bottle*. This design may be of any medium (glass, metal, pottery, etc.). Only a tangible […]
UPDATED: Sneak Peek at the IPBA 2025 Convention in Portland, Oregon
Dates: Friday April 25th to Sunday April 27th There will be optional tours on Thursday, April 24th, 2025: Antiquing trip to Aurora: rated one of the top 10 best antiquing towns in the nation Two options: Columbia River […]
2024 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 […]
IPBA Virtual Museum Welcomes Its 10,000 Item!
The IPBA Virtual Museum continues to grow its collection of perfumes, compacts, powder boxes, purses, vanity items, and related ephemera. But 10,000 items is just a drop in the bucket given what is out there across all these […]
Do You Have A Relative’s Collection To Sell?
The IPBA Website is not a selling site, but we do believe in connecting sellers and buyers. We are starting a new program where non-dealers* selling a family collection can place a paid notice on our website main […]
ASP Lecture “Rene Lalique and the Art of Perfume” with Nicholas Dawes
The board of the American Society of Perfumers is excited to invite you to attend our upcoming Fall Event. Don’t miss our Fall Lecture Series & Social Hour on “Rene Lalique and the Art of Perfume”, with Nicholas […]
IPBA Website Wins Award!
The IPBA website was entered into the 2024 Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors website competition – AND WE WON FIRST PLACE! The IPBA website’s Virtual Museum editors Virginia Merrill (IPBA Webmaster) and Helen Farnsworth (IPBA Archivist) want to thank […]
Portuguese Perfume Exhibition
Portuguese perfume and vanity items from the collection of Afonso Oliveira will be on exhibit at the Museu De Lisboa Palacio Pimenta now through December 2024
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!
IPBA Virtual Museum Welcomes Its 9,000th Item!
The IPBA Virtual Museum continues to grow its collection of perfumes, compacts, powder boxes, purses, vanity items, and related ephemera. But 9,000 items is just a drop in the bucket given what is out there across all these […]
Are You a Perfume or Vanity Item Vendor?
Do you sell perfumes, compacts, vintage purses or other vanity items? If so, the IPBA is looking for you! We have multiple selling opportunities for you to reach your target audience! The IPBA annual convention brings together hundreds […]
IPBA Virtual Museum Welcomes Its 8,000th Item!!
Tall, tapering bottle of clear crystal that features molded poppy blossoms at the top, with the stems running down the corners to leaves at the bottom. This decoration is frosted with warm grey staining. The stopper is molded […]
Awards Presented at the 2024 Annual Meeting
The IPBA has a tradition of honoring our hard-working volunteers. The following awards were made at the Annual Meeting during our 2024 Annual Convention:
View a Perfume Bottle Quarterly Sample
One of the benefits of IPBA membership is the Perfume Bottle Quarterly (aka the PBQ). While our archives of 35 years of PBQ issues is for members-only, we’re providing here a sample of our award-winning PBQ for non-members […]
Welcome the 7,000th Item in the IPBA Virtual Museum!
Porcelain bottle depicts Cupid at his grinder in front of a fountain with a mask face. At the bottom is a black spotted dog with his red collar. The porcelain bottle and stopper with brass fittings has a […]
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 […]
The IPBA Shoppe
Welcome to the IPBA Shoppe, where you can view IPBA branded merchandise available for purchase! We’re starting with prior year convention pins, $15 each. 2024 convention pin, $20 each. IPBA tote bags are $20, and watches are $20. […]
New IPBA Multi-Lingual Membership Brochures Available!
Beautiful, updated IPBA membership brochures are now available! Its multi-fold design allowed us to have a panel in English, as well as 10 other languages! These languages include: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian […]
Student Collectors Now Open to College Students
The IPBA now has a special, low-cost membership option for art, art history, design, and glass making students interested in studying the history, and design of perfume bottles, and vanity items. IPBA membership will provide them with access […]
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