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Vintage Perfume Tester Racks
| Posted on May 17, 2010 at 2:39 AM |
One overlooked category of perfume collecting is the display/tester racks. These displays were placed on the counters so that customers could try the various scents by one company. Today, these are somewhat hard to find and bring high prices at auction.
Tester racks could be made of many materials including glass, wood, brass, nickel, bakelite, celluloid, lucite and other plastics.
Lalique created what I consider to be the finest tester rack. It was made up of gorgeous frosted crystal for D'Orsay in the 1920s. It was one solid piece of glass with five hollowed out wells which held various perfumes, you could apply the perfume with little daubers with flower tops. Size apprx. 8-3/4" long by 1- 1/2" tall.
The body of this display and the carry handle are all chrome. It has sections to hol dnine perfume bottles. The front of the display is etched with the name HOUBIGANT and the backplate is painted hunter green. The underside is painted matte black. Each sectioned opening measures just under 1 1/2" across. This set was sold on ebay in 2007.
Categories: Perfume Related Collectibles
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