Antique Perfume Bottles

Even if there are numerous people who adore perfumes, most of them stick to the same ones because of the perfume bottle. We may be fond of the sheer beauty of the modern perfume bottles, but have you laid your eyes on the antique bottles that are out for sale sometimes?

The come in many colors or shapes and can also be found in several types of container material. Storing perfumes in bottles is a trend that has its roots many years ago. Perfumes were being used in one form or another by many cultures, but containers had been tried at a point in order to keep these scents smelling wonderful.

The elegance invented by the Greeks and Romans to store their precious perfumes replaced ceramic and alabaster bottles used by the Egyptians. The perfume's bottle was adorned with geometric shapes and even small paintings like a fresco.

In 1500 BC, the Greek and Roman society first began to experience glass perfume bottles, which were used as a symbol for the noble and wealthy classes. Time passing by also meant the craftsmen of these two societies to become more and more experienced and the development process of these bottles to change. In those times, they were designed to mimic nature.

The antique perfume bottle changed once again with the blown glass technology, which introduced colored glass. The colors were rich, though sophisticated enough to still be considered a symbol for aristocracy.

At the peaks of this style, China came with new designs that completely changed the way antique perfume bottles were shown to the world. These small and charming containers were made out of porcelain. For a time, people would buy the perfume they desired in plain containers and then transfer it into a more adorned one once arriving home.

Even the modern era experienced this trend of buying a separate elegant perfume container. Since perfume makers began to make more and more of their creations, there was a need of more customer-appealing perfume bottles. Craftsmen were invited in these perfume houses as they were experienced in the art of decorating glass, thus designing beautiful perfume bottles.

Starting this point, antique perfume bottles began to have designs and embellishments that granted a new allure. Once used by rich nobles, the antique perfume bottles are now discarded and considered as collection items.

Perfume bottles are still designed based on the patterns used in the ancient times. Nowadays, you can find many recreations of some of the most beautiful antique perfume bottles being used by perfume lovers.