ManufacturerBottle designed by
Compagnie des Cristalleries de Baccarat(French, established 1764)French, established 1764
Retailerfor
Marcel Guerlain(French, established 1923)French, established 1923
CultureFrench
Titles
- Vega
- Perfume Bottle
DateBottle designed 1936, made c. 1936
PlaceParis, France
MediumGlass
DimensionsOverall: 3 × 2 1/4 dia. in. (7.6 × 5.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alice C. Simkins
Object number2004.910
Non exposé
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Etched on the underside on the edge: "24" (?)
Printed on front label in red: "VEGA / Guerlain"
Printed on underside: "BACCARAT / (cyphon) / FRANCE"
Printed on underside around the edge: "VEGA GUERLAIN PARIS FRANCE"
Printed on a sticker on the underside with a symbol on the left side: "Celle marchandise / ne peut étre vendue / A PARIS / que dans les magasins / de GUERLAIN / En PROVINCE et en BELGIQUE elle ne peut étre vendue au-dessons du prix de ses magasins de PARIS / IX.L"
Printed on underside: "BACCARAT / (cyphon) / FRANCE"
Printed on underside around the edge: "VEGA GUERLAIN PARIS FRANCE"
Printed on a sticker on the underside with a symbol on the left side: "Celle marchandise / ne peut étre vendue / A PARIS / que dans les magasins / de GUERLAIN / En PROVINCE et en BELGIQUE elle ne peut étre vendue au-dessons du prix de ses magasins de PARIS / IX.L"
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