Guerlain Bath Salts Bottle c1920s

This 7" tall, clear glass, square shaped bottle was used to hold bath salts. The stopper was molded into the shape of a cup, so that you could precisely measure the amount of recommended salt crystals to be poured into your bath water. Some people have confused this bottle with being an eye wash container and eye bath. The base of the bottle is molded with "Guerlain France Paris".

You can see the exact image shown in a 1924 Park & Tilford advertisement for Guerlain talc and bath salts. The top of the stopper looks kinda funny as the sealing membrane is covering the cup and making it slightly hard to see in the ad. Also, note that in the advertisement, the bath salts were available in only the L'Heure Bleue and Rue de la Paix scents at the time of printing. The frosted glass talcum powder bottle was available in Mitsouko, L'Heure Bleue, Rue de la Paix and Guerlinade.

EBAY HEADS UP - Guerlain Statue

While I was browsing ebay this evening, I came across an unusual item. The seller claims it is:

"Fresh from an Estate is An Original Antique 19th century French Dore Bronze Advertisement and/or Store Display used in the Fine Paris Shop, Guerlain Boutique on the Champs-Élysées, in Paris. This Dore Bronze Advertising Sculpture came the Estate of a French Family with only the finest quality antiques and emigrated to The USA in the 1950s. This sculpture was purchased by the Grandmother, who frequented the Famous Boutique in Paris during the 1920s. The sculpture measures 7.25"tall on 4" of Italian Carreras dual color marble bases with Dore Bronze ribbon adorning the circumference 11.25" total. It is in very good condition with no chips, cracks, hairlines, or restorations and only minimal chips answer flea bites to the marble as shown in the images. A VERY FINE QUALITY and Rare Advertisement for the Famous Perfumer. This All Original Advertising Sculpture is antique and from the 19th century. A great and hard to find Piece."

Now for the TRUTH:

Please understand that this is not an original Guerlain item. The statue is actually a vintage Avon President's Club District Achievement Award Mrs. Albee Award gilded pewter figurine from 1984-1985 awarded to the representatives who demonstrated the very best in Sales Increase/Sales Volume. Award is 8.5 inch tall and base is 4 inch diameter.

You can also find these with a front tag that reads "100 Avon 18-86-1986" as it was also used for 1986 for the 100th Anniversary of the founding of the Avon/California Perfume Company.  The bottom reads "PC Avon's Very Best #3 in Sales Increase 1986-1987".   Award is 8.5 inch tall and base is 4 inch diameter.

Someone had taken the statue and added it to a possible lamp base.

This is not from the 1950s, nor was it actually used by Guerlain.

Please feel free to look up the Avon Mrs Albee Award 1984-1985 pewter figurine for Sales Increase on google to find more examples like this one:

I notified the seller of these facts and informed them that I will be discussing this on my Guerlain website and notifying potential bidders of this unusual cobbled together item with the correct information. The seller has a history of selling wonderful items with no problems. Their other listings are quite accurate and forthcoming, however, I think whomever they acquired this statue from was not telling them the truth and that they had made a bad purchase.

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Shalimar - Flacon Goutte

Flacon Goutte (Teardrop) c1923-2001

Guerlain Rarities 10/18/15 - 10/24/15

VINTAGE L'HEURE BLEUE IN BACCARAT FLACON:

Vintage 1930s-1960s L'Heure Bleue in 8.4 oz Baccarat crystal bouchon coeur flacon with original box. Super rare to find in this huge size.

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VINTAGE LIU PARFUM IN AMPHORE FLACON:

Vintage 1960s-1970s Liu parfum extrait in 1/2 oz Amphore flacon with original lattice (imitation limed wood) presentation box and outer box. Nice rare set.

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VINTAGE DJEDI PARFUM IN BACCARAT BOTTLE:



Vintage 1940s Djedi perfume with in its original box. Baccarat crystal quadrilobe flacon holding approximately 80ml (2.7 fl. oz.) of extrait, bottle is sealed.

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CHERRY BLOSSOM PARFUM:

Cherry Blossom 1 oz parfum in quadrilobe flacon with both boxes.

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VINTAGE MUGUET 2012 LIMITED EDITION:

Vintage 2012 Muguet Limited Edition in original boxes.

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VINTAGE NAIL & CUTICLE CREAM IN BOX:

Vintage 1960s-1970s Guerlain nail and cuticle cream in glass jar with original box. This is a long discontinued item and quite rare to find today.

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VINTAGE 1950S LIPSTICKS:

Vintage 1950s-1960s Guerlain lipsticks with original boxes. One is a bright red, the other is orange. Notice the different cases.

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VINTAGE 1950S EYE SHADOW STICK:

Vintage 1950s-1960s blue eye shadow stick in original case with box.

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VINTAGE 1950S CLEANSING OIL:

Vintage 1950s Cleansing Oil with original box.

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VINTAGE 1920S-1930S POUDRE C'EST MOI:

Vintage 1920s-1930s Poudre C'est Moi with original box.

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VINTAGE 1950S FOND DE TEINT COMPACT:

Vintage 1950s-1960s Fond de Teint (makeup) compact with original box.

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VINTAGE 1950S CREME DE SPORT:

Vintage 1950s-1960s Creme de Sport skin cream with original box.

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VINTAGE 1950S CREME ACTIVE:

Vintage 1950s-1960s Creme Active skin cream with original box.

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VINTAGE 1950S CREME DE NETTOYAGE:

Vintage 1950s Creme de Nettoyage skin cleansing cream with original box.

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VINTAGE 1950S OMBRE POUR LES PAUPIERES:

Vintage 1950s Ombre pour les Paupieres eye shadow in original box.

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VINTAGE 1950S LAIT DE BEAUTE:

Vintage 1950s-1960s Lait de Beaute beauty fluid in original box.

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VINTAGE 1950S SHALIMAR BATH OIL:

Vintage 1950s Shalimar 1/2 oz bath oil in original box.

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VINTAGE CHYPRE 53 PARFUM:

Vintage 1950s Chypre 53 parfum in quadrilobe flacon.

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VINTAGE VERVEINE SAPOCETI SOAPS IN BOX:

Vintage 1960s-1970s Verveine Sapoceti soaps in box.

LIMITED EDITION LA TRAVIATA LE BOLSHOI PERFUME:

Limited edition perfume created for the Bolshoi Theatre in Russia, La Traviata in original box.

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VINTAGE VEGA IN QUADRILOBE FLACON:

Vintage 1930s-1940s Vega parfum in quadrilobe flacon with box.

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VINTAGE MUGUET LIMITED EDITION:

Vintage 1999 Muguet limited edition eau de toilette with box.

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ANTIQUE EAU SPIRITUEUSE DOUBLE A LA VERVEINE:


Antique 1830 Eau Spiritueuse Double A la Verveine in Flacon de Cave.

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VINTAGE MITSOUKO PARFUM:

Vintage 1930s-1940s Mitsouko in wartime flacon borne.

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VINTAGE GUERLAROSE PARFUM:

Vintage 1930s Guerlarose parfum in Baccarat flacon.

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