These are some of the old perfume bottles I've collected during my many trips to flea markets and antique shops in Europe. I'm working on a written history of perfume to be posted to this site in the future. In the meantime, I hope you enjoy these photos!
It is said that in the old days, when women bought their pair of gloves they were given their own personal perfume, according to their glove size. This is why there is a 6 1/2 on the bottle above, that was the glove size of the woman.