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Ludwig Scherk, Inc. of New York City & Berlin Germany.

Ludwig Scherk established his perfumery in 1906 at Berlin. His company first produced face powders and then moved onto perfume. Some of the perfume labels of Scherk featured  the star of David, an allusion to his Jewish heritage. In 1924, a New York factory was opened to produce perfumes and powders in America. In 1938, his business in Berlin was closed due to the new rules of the Nazi party. Ludwig fled to London during the same year to escape persecution from the Nazis and died in 1946.

The perfumes of Scherk:

• 1910 Mystikum
• 1913 Trisena
• 1913 Tarsia
• 1918 Briza
• 1919 Arabian Nights (Arabische Nachte)
• 1920 Purple Rose
• 1920 Renaissance
• 1925 Carnation
• 1925 Heliotrope
• 1925 Lily of the Valley
• 1925 Lotus Flower
• 1925 Jasmine
• 1925 Violet
• 1925 Spanish Leather
• 1925 White Lilac
• 1926 Mimikri
• 1929 Intermezzo
• 1930 Garten Vielchen
• 1930 Parfume Flieder
• 1930 Peru Heliotrope
• 1930 Weisser Flieder
• 1931 Tarr (for men)
• 1953 Royal Purple Rose
• Scherk Lotion Faciale
  

Arabian Nights perfume was one of their best selling, it was described as the " Perfume of Enchantment. Blended from amber and sandalwood. Lingering and Luring, Warm and Heady - so subtle and distinctively you." This perfume was sold until around 1951.

Mystikum was a rosy, fougère, sweetened with labdanum.

 Arabian Nights perfume.

This bottle was used by Scherk to hold Renaissance perfume starting in 1934, it is sometimes mistaken for an antique Victorian or Czech perfume bottle.

Clear, molded glass cologne flacon, bottle has applied gilded (or silvery) metal cage work filigree which is studded with faux turquoise (or other colors) glass cabochon “jewels”. Bottle is finished with a gilded metal screw cap with filigree and matching faux turquoise glass “jewel“. The design of the bottle was filed for patent on April 28, 1934 by Walter R. Leach of Baltimore, Maryland. The bottle design was granted a US Design Patent on June 1934 and assigned the design patent number of 92,542.These bottles were distributed by Irving Rice (Irice), a major importer of perfume bottles who supplied many a department store and dime store with his finds.The base embossed with Pat D92542. Measurements: 2.5" wide x 4.25" tall x 1.5" deep