Flacon Etruscan c1900

The Flacon Etruscan was created in the early 1900s to hold Lotion Vegetale. The cap was made up of gilded metal cast with a foliate motif. The bottle was made by Pochet et du Courval. The luxury edition had gilding on the shoulders and the base of the bottle. The classic bottle has no gilding, except on the stopper.

The bottle was made in three sizes:

• 80cc
• 90cc
• 250cc - 15cm tall

Some of the scents were: Heliotrope, Jicky, Chypre, Fleurs Ambrees, L'Ether Aromatique, Ultra Fresca, Violette, and others.

Flacon Louis XVI c1902-2002

Flacon Louis XVI c1902-2002

Flacon created by Pochet et du Courval to hold extraits of Apres L'Ondee, Muguet, Mouchoir de Monsieur, Violette a deux Sous, Aux Bon Vieux Temps, Sillage, Avril en Fleurs, Ai Loe and others. Flacon has also been used for special limited editions such as Chamade. The original box is white, cylindrically shaped and has Guerlain Paris in gold leaf.

• 30cc/30ml/1 oz - 9cm/3.54" (1924) amended 30ml/1 oz (1983-2002)
• 40cc/40ml/1.35 oz - 9cm/3.54" (1950-1959)
• 75cc/75ml/2.5 oz - 11.3cm/4.45" (1971)
• 80cc/80ml/2.7 oz - 11.3cm/4.45" (1902-1962)
• 125cc/125ml/4.2 oz - 12.8cm/5.04" (1903-1965)
• 250cc/250ml/8.4 oz - 16.4cm/6.46" (1904-1959)
• 500cc/500ml/16.9 oz - 21.5cm/8.46" (1907-1959)
• 1 liter/1000ml- 25.5cm/10.04" (1920-1959)

Ebay Find! Vintage Jicky in Lanterne Flacon

Ebay Find! Vintage Jicky in Lanterne Flacon. This bottle was used from 1935-1943 only. A very rare presentation comes with its equally rare presentation box.

30ml/1 oz Flacon. Approximately 15ml of parfum extrait remain in this cobalt blue lantern bottle. The bottle stands 7.3cm/2.87". This size was reserved for export.

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Flacon Lyre c1921-1959

Flacon Lyre c1921-1959


Flacon created by Baccarat to house Candide Efflueve, A Travers Champs and Guerlinade. Also produced by Pochet et du Courval in a very small quantity for export to the USA. Baccarat flacon #475.

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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Flacon Amphore (Amphora) c1955-1982

Flacon Amphore (Amphora) c1955-1982

Used for extraits from 1955 til 1982. Also known as Flacon Ode as it was first used for the perfume Ode. The frosted and clear glass bottle is in the shape of an amphora with draped motifs and topped with a stopper molded in the shape of a rosebud. Some early bottles (1955) will have a gilded plastic rosebud screw top. Bottle made by both Baccarat and Pochet et du Courval. I have also listed the most common and the most rare perfumes that can be found in this bottle.

Used for extraits of:

• Shalimar (very common)
• Jicky (very common)
• Ode (very common)
• Chant D'Aromes (very common)
• Liu (very common)
• L'Heure Bleue (very common)
• Mitsouko (very common)
• Chamade (very common)
• Vol de Nuit (very common)
• Sous Le Vent (scarce)
• Une Fleur (rare)
• Jasmin (rare)
• Vetiver (very rare)
• Dawamesk (extremely rare)
• Fol Arome (extremely rare)
• Coque D'Or (extremely rare)
• Fleur de Feu (extremely rare)
• Cuir de Russie (extremely rare)
• Champs Elysees (extremely rare)
• Kriss (extremely rare)
• Rue de la Paix (extremely rare)
• Guerlinade (extremely rare)
• Une Rose (scarce)
• Parure (scarce)
• Atuana (rare)
• Chypre 53 (extremely rare)
• Heliotrope (scarce)
• Kadine (extremely rare)
• Pois de Senteur (scarce)
• Mouchoir de Monsieur  (extremely rare)

Baccarat Flacons:

• 40cc/40ml/1.35 oz - 14,5cm/5.71" (1955)
• 80cc/80ml/2.7 oz - 18,3cm/7.2" (1955)

Pochet et du Courval:

• 15cc/15ml/0.5 oz - 11.5cm/4.53" (1959) ground glass rosebud shaped stopper, changed to plastic rosebud screwcap in 1978.
• 20cc/20ml/0.676 oz - 11.5cm/4.53" (1955): gilt ground glass rosebud stopper

Ode c1955, photo by thenonblonde blog

Mitsouko, photo by ebay seller sam_in_barbate

Chant d'Aromes, c1962, photo from ebay

Vol de Nuit, photo from worthpoint

Jasmin, 1950s, photo from worthpoint

L'Heure Bleue, photo from worthpoint