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Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Coty Gift Sets c1939



Coty Amphora Pottery Perfume Bottles c1940

Coty "Amphora" Pottery Perfume Bottles, circa 1940. Filled with Coty's "Informal Fragrance", an eau de toilette in their most popular perfumes, in color coordinated stoneware perfume jars, created by the Zanesville Stoneware Company of Ohio. The 5.5" tall bottles closed with little metal capped corks and had hanging paper labels.

  • Red for L'Aimant
  • Blue for Paris
  • Green for Emeraude and Chypre. 
  • Bronzy Brown for L'Origan and Styx

They sold for $2.50 each.

The paper label reads:
"COTY - NEW YORK PARIS - informal fragrance -
Use this lovely eau de toilette as lavishly as you choose. A generous sprinkle after your bath, a dash in your hand basin, in your final shampoo rinse, on your lingerie or handkerchief. Impart a touch of fragrance to your accessories or your furs. Take it with you to freshen up while traveling."
CONT 5 OZS.
COMPOUNDED IN U.S.A


Muguet des Bois by Coty c1913

Muguet des Bois by Coty: launched in 1913 and originally created by Francois Coty and probably later reformulated by Henri Robert  around 1939 or so. I did find reference to Muguet des Bois by Coty in a 1919 price list in the Druggist's Circular and again in 1925 and 1934.

Pronounced "MEWGAY - DAY - BWAH"



Accomplice by Coty c1954

?, also known as Question Mark by Coty was launched in 1954, renamed Accomplice.