Scent Collection

Yardley advertisement, 1962
Advertisement for the Lavender range of fragrances and bathroom products by Yardley, featuring an illustration of a pensive woman with large doe eyes. Date: 1962

Perfume advertisement for Guerlain Mitsouko
Striking advertisement for the classic Guerlain fragrance, Mitsouko, asking, " Are you her type?". Mitsouko, a fruity chypre, with floral middle notes and spice base notes

Adventure of the Second Stain, Sherlock Holmes
THE ADVENTURE OF THE SECOND STAIN Holmes on the scent: Holmes & Watson discover a hidden trap door. " It hinged back like the lid of a box." Date: 1904

Hamemalis Mollis (Witch Hazel)
Hamemalis (or Hamamelis) Mollis (Witch Hazel), a large shrub or small tree of the Hamamelidaceae family, native to areas of China

Huntsmen and foxhounds in a field. Date: 1960s

Advertisement for Rigaud perfumes, featuring a semi-naked woman inhaling the aroma from a bottle of scent. 1924

Fox-Hunting, the Find. Date: ca. 1865

Foxhunting scene in silhouette, with three riders and their horses and hounds chasing the scent. Date: 20th century

Silhouette of huntsman and hounds
Silhouette of a huntsman and four hounds following the scent of the fox

Beagles
The beagle is a breed of small scent hound, similar in appearance to the much larger foxhound and was developed primarily for hunting hare. Artist: George Vernon Stokes Date: circa 1910

Advert for Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Victorian items 1896
A selection of Victorian household items; twin oil and vinegar bottles, solid silver candlestick holders, ornate mounted hair brush, cut crystal scent bottle, chased silver lamp with burner

Tosca advertisement
The illustration features a light and airy ballroom filled with balloons and dancers in costume, including, centrally, a Pierrot

Holmes & Watson / Dog / C20
SHERLOCK HOLMES THE MISSING THREE QUARTER Watson and Holmes give chase. Date: First published: 1904

The Sketch debutante number front cover 1956
Front cover of The Sketch magazines debutante number, featuring the face of a woman wearing pink gloves, hiding partially behind a small posy of violets

Mirrored Dressing Table
A graceful & elegant woman sits on an upholstered leather chair at a stylish art deco mirrored dressing table with a bottle of scent, candlesticks & looking glass

Glass Perfume Bottle
A swinging scent spray: A scent spray which swings on a pivot is a useful and decorative novelty and an ideal last minute Christmas present. Date: 1936

Three hunt members, horses and foxhounds, Somerset
Three hunt members, horses and foxhounds in a field at Lea Hill, near Porlock, Somerset. Date: circa 1960s

Silhouette of hunting scene
Silhouette of a hunting scene, showing a horsewoman leaping a stream while a dog follows the scent of the fox

Givaudan Ltd. - Chemist with bottle and aerosol can
Client: Givaudan Ltd. - Chemist with bottle and aerosol can -August 12, 1963. The company is still in operation to this day, based at Staines. Date: 1963

Reverend Robin Morrison (now Canon) who regularly dressed in pierrot costume and performed for charity. Birmingham, England. The Times Date: 1989

Fashionable gentleman in coat, era of Marie Antoinette
Fashionable gentleman in coat, breeches and boots with cane and hat, era of Marie Antoinette. Copperplate etching by Auguste Etienne Guillaumot from Costumes et coiffures du XVIIIe siecle

Tunisia, North Africa - A Perfume merchant. Date: circa 1908

Basset Hounds
The Basset is a scent hound that was originally bred for the purpose of hunting hare. Artist: George Vernon Stokes Date: circa 1910

Basset Hound
The Basset is a scent hound that was originally bred for the purpose of hunting hare. Artist: George Vernon Stokes Date: circa 1910

Yardley's Soap Advertisement
An illustrated advertisement for Yardley & Co. Ltd. promoting their Old English lavender soap, the image portrays a woman with her children and a dog

The Scent Maker Fairies Date: 1930

Advert for Eau de Cologne
Advert for 4711 Eau de Cologne, made with a secret recipe since 1792. Date: circa 1939

Advert for Morny Perfumes, emphasisng their British provenance. Date: 1932

Perfumiers, scent sellers, perfume shop, store, Egypt
Vintage 19th century photograph: perfumiers, scent sellers, perfume shop, store, Egypt

Foxhound
A foxhound is a type of large hunting hound bred for strong hunting instincts, great energy, and, like all scent hounds, a keen sense of smell. Artist: Cecil Aldin Date: circa 1910

Two English gentlemen evaluating a horse in a paddock, 19th century. A jockey sits on Hercules, a groom Leather holds the horses head

Master of the South Devon Foxhounds Date: circa mid 1960s

Dingo, sheepdog, scent hound and pomeranian
Dingo, Canis dingo, sheepdog, Canis domesticus, scent hound, Canis gallicus, and pomeranian, Canis pomeranus. Lithograph by Karl Joseph Brodtmann from Heinrich Rudolf Schinzs Illustrated Natural

Medallions and mounted pieces
Medallions with nymph, Calliope as Hope, Cupid on a swan, and Cupid shaping his bow. Mounted pieces including gold box with cameo of Catherine II, buckle with Bonnie Prince Charlie

Sweetest jasmine, Jasminum odoratissimum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Sansom after an illustration by Sydenham Edwards from William Curtis Botanical Magazine, London, 1794

Vol de Nuit by Guerlain
Advertisement for the Guerlain fragrance, Vol du Nuit (Night Flight). Created in 1933, the scent was an oriental chypre, inspired by the modern age of aviation as encapsulated in the novel of

HEROS WATER DISPENSER
Coin-in-the-slot scent dispenser, patented 1889, operates on the same principles as holy water dispenser by Hero of Alexandria in 1st century AD Date: 1st century AD

Lady sniffing some blooms
Lady sniffing some scented red blooms... Date: circa 1930s

Selfridges, London - Perfumery
Selfridges & Co, Oxford Street, London - Perfumery Section. Founded by American-born retail magnate Harry Gordon Selfridge (1858 - 1947), the Flagship store in Oxford Street was opened in 1909

FAIRY FOOD
Fairies feed an earth-child on night-mist flavoured with the scent of flowers

Perfume label, Pompeia, New York, USA
Perfume label, Pompeia, The Standard Perfumes Co, New York, USA. Date: circa 1910s

Perfume label, Gordon Gordon, Chicago, USA, makers of the Princess Pat range of cosmetics. Date: circa 1920s

Perfume label in art nouveau style, Paris. Date: circa 1910s

Advert for Elkington & Co Victorian items 1893
Selection of Victorian sterling silver household items; coffe and tea service with tea kettle, afternoon tea set, fruit dishes, biscuit box, salts bottles, claret jug, scent bottle, cigar case

Perfume label, Un Reve, Lorenzy-Palanca, Paris
Perfume label in art deco style, Un Reve, Lorenzy-Palanca, Paris. Date: circa 1930s

Perfume label, Eau de Cologne Extra Fine
Perfume label in art deco style, Eau de Cologne Extra Fine. Date: circa 1930s

Perfume label, Eau de Cologne extra concentree
Perfume label in art deco style, Eau de Cologne extra concentree from Jean Artaud, Paris. Date: circa 1930s

Silverton Foxhounds and huntsman, Devon. 1960s

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