10th Apr, 2024 9:30
FINE ART & ANTIQUES
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JULIEN VIARD FOR M. NAEF & CIE, A MOUILLETTE JAR AND COVER
moulded and frosted glass with staining, the black glass base signed J. VIARD and inscribed M. NAEF & CIE, S.A, GENEVE. 19cm high
This bottle was meant to hold mouillettes, or fragrance blotters, used for testing perfumes. A blotter would be dipped into the perfume bottle, allowed to dry and held under the nose for sniffing.
Sold for £350
moulded and frosted glass with staining, the black glass base signed J. VIARD and inscribed M. NAEF & CIE, S.A, GENEVE. 19cm high
This bottle was meant to hold mouillettes, or fragrance blotters, used for testing perfumes. A blotter would be dipped into the perfume bottle, allowed to dry and held under the nose for sniffing.
Auction: FINE ART & ANTIQUES, 10th Apr, 2024
We are thrilled to announce that our upcoming Spring Sale will feature two private Scottish collections and the Leonard Korn collection of toddy ladles.
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