No 5

Chanel No 5

On Friday April 26, the Perfume Bottles Auction conducted its live and online auction in conjunction with the 36th annual IPBA convention, offering an exceptional variety of bottles and vanity items sourced from private collections around the world, all fresh to market and many extremely rare. The 100 lots offered can be seen on LiveAuctioneers - Click Here.

In the spotlight was Lot #5 - the original 1921 Chanel No 5 perfume bottle that few people have ever seen. This rare design predates the 1924 bottle still in use today, strong interest in this historic Chanel collectible delivered a $72,000 realized price; Click Here to read more about this bottle. Other Chanel collectibles offered were the c1929 Chanel burl wood coffer with two bottles which sold for $6,875, and a rare and unopened Chanel No 46 sold for $2,875 (first perfume launched after WWII by Parfums Chanel).

Bottles inspired by antiquity include the 1928 Bichara “Parvati”, as a crystal obelisk covered in hieroglyphics, and the 1920s Raffy “Futuris” of textured black glass formed as an ancient vessel with gilded Assyrian royal masks as handles also drew strong interest.

The evening offered a colorful selection of 1920s Art Deco Bakelite, celluloid and other plastics formed as flapper dance purses, dresser items, and perfume bottles including one shaped as an airplane with propeller stopper, handmade of 13 carved parts which sold for $5,400.

Among the 100 lots offered, Rene Lalique enthusiasts battled for a rare Roger & Gallet “Cigalia” set of 5 vanity item; this was the second highest selling item at $40,625.

This is the longest running and only perfume bottles auction of its kind in the US, and a percentage of the proceeds benefit the IPBA.

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