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172 - SAUZÉ FRÈRES, Set of bottles comprising: - 1) ‘Lauris’ minia…
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Estimate €50 - €60
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Description
SAUZÉ FRÈRES, Set of bottles comprising: - 1) ‘Lauris’ miniature bottle in moulded-pressed glass with bevelled sides, Bakelite stopper, fragrance created around 1923 – Height approx. 7.2 cm; - 2) ‘Floraison de Chèvrefeuille’ miniature bottle in flat-topped pressed-moulded glass, with a gilded metal stopper; fragrance created in the 1920s – height approx. 7.9 cm; - 3) “Ambre et Cuir – Grande Classe – 76°” eau de Cologne bottle, made of pressed-moulded glass, with a Bakelite stopper; the cologne was created in 1922 – height approx. 9.3 cm; - 4) ‘Vieille de Lavande’ eau-de-vie bottle in pressed-moulded glass, with a Bakelite stopper – height approx. 15 cm NB: signs of wear and stains, traces of previous contents; the lot is sold as is COMMENTARY ON AMBER AND LEATHER: In 1922, Sauzé Frères created “Amber and Leather Grande Classe” specifically for the émigré Russian nobility who had fled the Bolshevik Revolution and were flocking to Paris from 1917 to 1920. It was a fragrance designed to console an uprooted aristocracy by evoking the splendour and noble materials of Imperial Russia — amber and leather being two notes intimately linked to the Russian imagination of the time. Chanel, Coty and other major houses followed suit.
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About the sale MEMENTO AMORI
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Auction time 07/11/2026 at 2:00 PM
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