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.
They sold for $2.50 each.
- 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