How You Could Buy Perfume In 1925 -L’Orange Variée" by Les Parfums de Marcy

This is a gorgeous example of French presentation from the 1920s, the fragrance "L’Orange Variée" by Les Parfums de Marcy is presented in a unique packaging design. The perfume comes in a container with eight individual glass sections, resembling orange segments nestled within a painted enamel peel. The segments are positioned upside down, cleverly concealing their corks.

During the 1920s, novelty perfume bottles were all the rage, but designs resembling citrus fruits were a rarity. The intricacy of these bottles makes finding intact specimens exceedingly rare today. Collectors often spend years assembling complete sets, scavenging parts from various sources

The above example sold at auction for $3198 in 2019, but had an estimated $200-400

The scents included were: Chypre, Amber, Heliotrope, Rose, Jessamine, Mayflower, Violet.