JULIEN VIARD FOR M. NAEF & CIE, A MOUILLETTE JAR AND COVER
JULIEN VIARD FOR M. NAEF & CIE, A MOUILLETTE JAR AND COVER
moulded and frosted glass with staining, the black glass base signed J. VIARD and inscribed M. NAEF & CIE, S.A, GENEVE. 19cm high
This bottle was meant to hold mouillettes, or fragrance blotters, used for testing perfumes. A blotter would be dipped into the perfume bottle, allowed to dry and held under the nose for sniffing.
There is a minute flea bite to the rim of the cover and another to the edge of the base.
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JULIEN VIARD FOR M. NAEF & CIE, A MOUILLETTE JAR AND COVER
moulded and frosted glass with staining, the black glass base signed J. VIARD and inscribed M. NAEF & CIE, S.A, GENEVE. 19cm high
This bottle was meant to hold mouillettes, or fragrance blotters, used for testing perfumes. A blotter would be dipped into the perfume bottle, allowed to dry and held under the nose for sniffing.
There is a minute flea bite to the rim of the cover and another to the edge of the base.
