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Saturday, February 2, 2013

Bouquet de Faunes by Guerlain c1922

Bouquet de Faunes by Guerlain: Created in 1922 by Jacques Guerlain. Originally created to perfume furs.







Fragrance Composition:



So what does it smell like? It is classified as a floral oriental fragrance for women dominated with leather and musk notes. The original color of the parfum was tinted green, probably with chlorophyll which was a common perfume tinting dye at the time. Today, you will find that the perfume will have aged into a deep brown color over the years due to the natural oxidization of the ingredients, namely vanilla. If it still retains its green shade, it is most likely a factice (dummy bottle) filled with colored water, so buyer beware.
  • Top notes:  neroli, suede, jasmine 
  • Middle notes: bouvardia, orris, marjoram, rose, amber, carnation
  • Base notes: musk, vanilla, tonka bean



The Pharmaceutical Era, 1924:
"A new odor, called Bouquet de Faunes is being announced. It seems that M. Guerlain was strolling one morning in the gardens of the Tuilleries and he came upon the famous statue of the faun with flowers grouped about its base. The grace of the faun standing in a bed of flowers and the sweet odors of the blossoms fresh upon the morning air were inspiration enough for this.This extract is sold in beautiful bottles made by the versatile Lalique, each bearing in four places the face of the faun."

 


Bottles:


Presented in the Bouquet de Faunes frosted flacon (parfum) by René Lalique et Cie. 

Garden & Home Builder,Volume 46, 1928:
"Bouquet de Faunes from Guerlain is an odor of elegance in a frosted vase."


The Flacon Lalique was used from 1925 to 1963 and was created by Rene Lalique to only hold extraits of Bouquet de Faunes and Jasmin. The Neo-Classical maiden’s face on the front of the bottle is derived from the decoration on the entryway of the Guerlain boutique at 68 Avenue Champs-Elysées, Paris, France. One of the masks has the name "Guerlain Paris" molded underneath it.
  • 80ml/2.7 oz - 9.7cm/3.82" (1925-1963) 
  • 125ml/4.2 oz - 11cm/4.33" (1925-1958) 
  • 250ml/8.4 oz - 13.5cm/5,.31" (1925-1960) 
  • 1925-1940: 1st version with waves (whirlwinds) just below neck 
  • 1940-1963: 2nd flat version without waves (whirlwinds), marked "Made in France" on the foot








Bouquet de Faunes was also presented in the quadrilobe flacon (parfum), the Guerre flacon (parfum) and the Goutte flacon (eau de toilette).



 
photo by drouot


Fate of the Fragrance:


Discontinued in 1963.


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