Magnum Import Perfume Bottles

The Magnum Import Company was an importer from New York who repackaged French perfumes for sale to the American market during the early 1920s.

You can find Magnum bottles with name of Caron, Guerlain, Coty, Grenoville, Rosine, D'Orsay, Roger et Gallet, Houbigant, Dedon

Magnum was wholly independent from these companies.

ON EBAY!! Vintage 1920s Guerlinade Baccarat Flacon

On Ebay - Vintage 1920s Guerlinade Baccarat Flacon

Measure approx.5" inches *13 cm.bottle high,5,1/2" inches *14 cm.box high.

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ON EBAY!! Vintage 1920s DJEDI Parfum Baccarat Flacon with Box

On ebay this week!! Vintage 1920s Djedi Parfum Extrait in Baccarat crystal bottle with original box. There is about 25% of the original perfume still inside. Base of bottle has the Baccarat acid stamp. Bottle stands 3.5" tall.

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Poudre Superdulci c1912

Created in 1912 by Guerlain, a face powder scented with Apres L'ondee perfume. Octagonal cardboard box wrapped with paper with polychromed Chinese decoration. I believe it was still available for sale around 1949.

photo by Le Floc'h

Ebay Find! Baccarat Lyre Flacon

Ebay Find! Baccarat Lyre Flacon, later hand painted.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dramatic-Baccarat-Hand-Painted-Enamel-Art-Deco-French-Commercial-Perfume-Bottle-/380748416865?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item58a65fc761

photo by ebay seller decodaysgoneby

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.

Baccarat:

• 80cc/80ml/2.7 oz - 12.9cm/5.08" (1921-1959) 
• 125cc/125ml/4.2 oz - 14.7cm/5.79" (1921-1959) 
• 250cc/250ml/8.4 oz - 18.7cm/7.36" (1921-1959) 
• 500cc/500ml/16.9 oz - 23.5cm/9.25" (1921-1952) 
• 1 liter/1000ml - 29cm/11.42" (1921-1952) 

Pochet & the Courval:

• 30cc/30ml/1 oz (1924) produced very limited quantities to the USA

Ebay Find! L'Heure Blue with Silver Fountain Label c1926

Ebay Find! L'Heure Blue with Silver Fountain Label c1926

Super rare find!!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Superb-Baccarat-French-Art-Deco-Commerical-Perfume-Bottle-GUERLAIN-LHeure-Bleue-/380748402450?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item58a65f8f12

The Silver Fountain labels represent the fountains at the 1925 Art Deco Expo in Paris, they were used in 1928 to mark the 100th anniversary of the founding of Guerlain. The perfumes were boxed in a blue and silver box and the perfumes were presented in a clear glass bottle called the "petit beurre" or little butter pat..

Flacon Petit Beurre (Little Butter Pat) c1916 - ?

Baccarat:

• 40cc/40ml/1.35 oz - 7.7cm/3.03" (limited edition of only 500 in 1916)
• 80cc/80ml/2.7 oz - (limited edition of only 500 in 1916)

Pochet et du Courval:

• 20ml/0.676 oz - 5.5cm/2.17" (1929)

These were used for the following perfumes:

• L'Heure Bleue
• Mitsouko
• Rue de la Paix
• Candide Effluve
• A Travers Champs
• Fol Arome
• Quand Vient L'Ete 
• Kadine
• Guerlinade
• Une Rose
• Pour Troubler
• Vague Souvenir
• Champs Elysees

Guerlain Powder Compact c1920

Guerlain Powder Compact c1920. Mirror on base, made up of brass, puff is on underside of lid. Guerlain, Paris stamped on the side (see pix). Measures 1 3/8" in diameter.

Guerlain Rouge Compacts c1920s-1930s

"Rouge" - (1930) Rare white metal stamped medallion-shaped ovoid, its titrated reserve Guerlain Paris on black lacquered bottom cover. Diam. 5 cm

photo by Lombrail Teucquam

missing black enamel

brass compact

Eaby Find! Djedi in Goutte Flacon

Ebay Find! Djedi eau de toilette in Goutte flacon, dates t the 1930s.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-Vintage-Guerlain-DJEDI-Edt-100ml-Sealed-1936-1940-/161118790395?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item25836da2fb

photo by ebay seller bragmayer

Flacon Lalique

Flacon Lalique c1925-1963

Bottle created by Lalique to hold extraits of Bouquet de Faunes and Jasmin. The maiden’s face on the front of the bottle was taken from the entrance to the Guerlain boutique at 68 Avenue Champs-Elysées, Paris, France.

This bottle was catalogued by Lalique as "Vasque Louis XVI".

• 80ml/2.7 oz - 9.7cm/3.82" (1925-1963) 
• 125ml/4.2 oz - 11cm/4.33" (1925-1958) 
• 250ml/8.4 oz - 13.5cm/5,.31" (1925-1960) 
• 1925-1940: 1st version with waves just below neck 
• 1940-1963: 2nd flat version without waves, marked "Made in France" on the foot

Original presentation box, made up of leather. Photo by Drouot.

See how the baudruchage cords are threaded through the stopper and wrapped around the neck. Photos by Chanelle at parfumo

Atomizer, photo by Bonhams.

Photo showing the stopper and the label. Photo by mona lisa

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Guerlinade c1921

Guerlinade: Originally launched in 1921, and created by Jacques Guerlain, based on the House's famous perfumery accord of the same name made up of rose, jasmine, vanilla and tonka bean.

Djedi by Guerlain 1926

Djedi by Guerlain: Created by Jacques Guerlain in 1926 and introduced in France, it was finally released in the United States in 1928.

The advertisement of the day noted that the perfume was a special presentation created to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the founding of Guerlain. It was housed inside of a Baccarat flacon.