Ebay Find! Fleur de Feu in Gratte Ciel Flacon

Ebay Find! Vintage 1940s Fleur de Feu in Gratte Ciel Flacon.


http://www.ebay.com/itm/GUERLAIN-FLEUR-DE-FEU-1948-LARGE-BOTTLE-PERFUME-EXTRACT-18-2CM-80ML-NEARLY-FULL-/141089514248?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item20d9972308

What does it smell like? Spicy flowers layered over the Guerlinade accord.

• Top notes: aldehydes, ylang ylang, carnation
• Middle notes: jasmine, cinnamon, orris
• Base notes: Guerlinade accord, tonka, vanilla, benzoin, tobacco, patchouli

Ebay Find! Fleur de Feu in Montre Flacon

Ebay Find! Fleur de Feu in Montre Flacon...super rare perfume and very hard to find in this bottle

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What does it smell like? Spicy flowers layered over the Guerlinade accord.

• Top notes: aldehydes, ylang ylang, carnation
• Middle notes: jasmine, cinnamon, orris
• Base notes: Guerlinade accord, tonka, vanilla, benzoin, tobacco, patchouli

Ebay Find! Fleur de Feu in Goutte Flacon

Ebay Find! Fleur de Feu in 3 oz Goutte Flacon (Eau de Toilette), probably dates to the 1950s-1960s.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/HTF-Guerlain-FLEUR-DE-FEU-edt-Vintage-Fragrance-w-Frosted-Stopper-/271288592288?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f2a0f67a0

photo by ebay seller scentsearch

What does it smell like? Spicy flowers layered over the Guerlinade accord.

• Top notes: aldehydes, ylang ylang, carnation
• Middle notes: jasmine, cinnamon, orris
• Base notes: Guerlinade accord, tonka, vanilla, benzoin, tobacco, patchouli

Flacon Gratte Ciel (Sky Scraper) c1948-1960

Flacon Gratte Ciel (Sky Scraper) c1948-1960

Created by Pochet et du Courval to hold extraits of Atuana and Fleur de Feu. Also made by Baccarat. This flacon was also known as Fleur de Feu, named after its perfume. The name comes from the idea of flowers rising from the flames – like a phoenix; Guerlain’s first perfume after the Second World War.

• 20cc/20ml/0.676 oz - 11.5cm/4.53" octagonal foot 
• 28cc/28ml/0.947 oz - 12.8cm/5.08", octagonal foot (limited edition 1999 30ml/1 oz - 12cm) 
• 40cc/40ml/1.35 oz - 13.8cm/5.43",octagonal foot 
• 80cc/80ml/2.7 oz - 18.2cm/7.17" square foot 
• 125cc/125ml/4.2 oz - 20.6cm/8.11" square foot 
• 250cc/250ml/8.4 oz - 25.1cm/9.88" square foot

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Shalimar: Flacon de Guerre and Flacon Borne

Shalimar was housed in the so-called Flacon de Guerre (Wartime Bottle) from 1938-1945.

Pochet et du Courval created this bottle to house extraits of Shalimar, Jicky, Guerlinade, Fleur de Feu, Mitsouko, L'Heure Bleue, Liu, Vague Souvenir, Champs Elysees, Tsao-Ko, Geranium d'Espagne, Jasmiralda, Lilas, Bouquet de Faunes, Guerlilas, Gavotte, Coque d'Or, Imperial Russe, Fleur Qui Meurt, Gardenia,  and others.

• 10cc/10ml/0.388 oz (1939-1945)
• 20cc/20ml/0.676 oz (1939-1945)
• 30cc/30ml/1 oz (1938-1945)
• 40cc/40ml/1.35 oz (1938-1945)
• 82cc/82ml/2.77 oz - 10,3cm/4.06" (1938-1945)
• 125cc/125ml/4.2 oz (1938-1945)
• 250cc/250ml/8.4 oz (1938-1945)
• 500cc/500ml/16.9 oz (1938-1945)

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Shalimar was also housed inside the Flacon Borne (Boundary Stone Bottle) from 1931-1945. The World War II version is all clear glass, without the blue band down the center.

Made by Pochet et du Courval to hold extraits of Shalimar, L'Heure Bleue, Liu, Jicky, Sillage and others.

• 82cc/82ml/2.7 oz - 10,5cm/4.13" (1931), ground blue glass truncated stopper in the shape of a French policeman's hat.

Fleur de Feu c1948

Fleur de Feu: (Flower of Fire) Created by Jacques Guerlain in 1948, in USA in 1949, the name comes from the idea of flowers rising from the flames – like a phoenix. This was Guerlain’s first perfume after the World War II. Also created to celebrate Guerlain's 120th anniversary. Packaged in a fluted crystal bottle encased in a chest of grey suede embellished in gold.