Guerlain Rarities 11/17/15 - 11/24/15

This week's round up of Guerlain rarities presented for your pleasure..


VINTAGE LANTERNE FLACONS:

Two vintage lantern flacons.

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VINTAGE 1950S-1960S GOUTTES POUR YEUX:

Vintage 1950s-1960s Eye Drops, in original bottle and box. Nice example of an early skincare product.

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VINTAGE 1950S HUILE POUR BRUNIR:

Vintage 1950s-1960s Huile pour Brunir (tanning oil) in original bottle and box. Unusual and rare find.

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VINTAGE L'HEURE BLEUE BACCARAT FLACON IN WARTIME PACKAGING:

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QUAND VIENT LA PLUIE EAU DE PARFUM:

Quand Vient la Pluie eau de parfum estagnon and limited edition sculptural flacon.

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PARFUM DES CHAMPS ELYSEES BACCARAT TURTLE FLACON:

Parfum des Champs Elysees Baccarat tortoise flacon.

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VINTAGE RUE DE LA PAIX PARFUM:

Vintage Rue de la Paix 2 oz Parfum in Baccarat flacon.

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VINTAGE SHALIMAR PARFUM:

Huge vintage Shalimar 4.2 oz Parfum in Baccarat flacon.

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VINTAGE COQUE D'OR PARFUM:

Noed Papillon bottle by Baccarat for Coque D'Or.

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VINTAGE CHYPRE 53 PARFUM:

Vintage Chypre 53 parfum in 2.7 oz Baccarat flacon.

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VINTAGE GARDENIA PARFUM:

Gardenia parfum in flacon carre, still sealed.

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VINTAGE UNE ROSE PARFUM & BOX:

Vintage 1940s Une Rose 2 oz parfum in Baccarat flacon with original box.

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PARFUM DES CHAMPS ELYSEES RE-EDITION:

Parfum des Champs Elysees Baccarat flacon Re-Edition from 1995 with original box. Signed by Jean-Paul Guerlain.

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VINTAGE GARDENIA PARFUM IN BOX:

Large 2 oz bottle of Gardenia parfum (extrait) in original brown suede like box.

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VINTAGE A TRAVERS CHAMPS PARFUM IN BOX:

Vintage Baccarat bottle of A Travers Champs parfum with original brown suede like box.

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VINTAGE QUAND VIENT L'ETE PARFUM AND BOX:

Vintage bottle of Quand Vient L'Ete parfum with original box.

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VINTAGE GUERLINADE PARFUM:

Vintage 1950s-1960s Guerlinade parfum in amphore flacon.

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VINTAGE APRES L'ONDEE PARFUM:

Vintage 1970s Apres L'Ondee 28ml parfum in Louis XVI flacon.

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VINTAGE APRES L'ONDEE PARFUM AND BOX:

Vintage 1 oz Apres L'Ondee parfum in original box.

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VINTAGE JASMIN PARFUM WITH BOX:

Vintage Jasmin parfum in quadrilobe flacon with original red box.

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VINTAGE SHALIMAR EDT IN LOUIS XVI BOTTLE:

Vintage 1984 limited edition Shalimar 1 oz Eau de Toilette in Louis XVI bottle.

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SHALIMAR 500ML EAU DE PARFUM IN BEE BOTTLE:

Shalimar 500ml Eau de Parfum in gilded bee bottle with original box.

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VINTAGE MITSOUKO SAPOCETI & EDT SET:

2 Sapoceti soaps and 15ml bottle of Mitsouko EDT boxed set. Labels on back of bottle are written in Japanese and front label is in perfect condition.  They are bottles made in France for the Japanese market.

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VINTAGE SHALIMAR TALC PARFUME DUSTING POWDER IN BOX:


Vintage 1950s Shalimar Guerlain Perfumed Talc Powder in lattice motif box.

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VINTAGE SMALL LANTERNE FLACON:

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VINTAGE MEDIUM LANTERN FLACON:

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VINTAGE BOUQUET DE FAUNES FLACON:

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VINTAGE DJEDI PARFUM WITH BOX:

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VINTAGE 1 OZ JICKY PARFUM IN QUADRILOBE FLACON:

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c2008 180 Year Anniversary Flacon (Shalimar Yellow Gold)

To celebrate 180 years in business, Guerlain presented Shalimar in a limited edition flacon. In the year of the 180th anniversary of existence of Guerlain (2008), beautiful flacon titled "Shalimar Yellow Gold" and is in eau de toilette concentration.

Guerlain Rarities 10/29/15 - 11/4/15

VINTAGE EYE DROPS IN BOX:

Vintage 1960s-1970s Gouttes pour les Yeux - eye drops in original box.

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VINTAGE SHALIMAR COLOGNE SPRAYS AND BOX:

Vintage 1960s-1970s Shalimar Eau de Cologne Sprays and seldom seen box.

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VINTAGE JICKY SPRAY COLOGNE & BOX:

Vintage 1960s-1970s Jicky Eau de Cologne Spray and seldom seen box.

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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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