12 Vintage Perfume Bottles That Are Worth Thousands

Perfume isn’t cheap, whether we’re talking Baccarat or Chanel. Sometimes it’s the brand’s big name. Sometimes it’s the luxurious fragrances within the bottle. And sometimes it’s the bottle that holds the value. When it comes to vintage perfume bottles, there are some alarmingly high price tags tacked to them.
Here are some of the most valuable ones we could find.
1. 1934 Obelisk Egyptian Revival Perfume Bottle

Sold for: $60,000
No, this perfume bottle wasn’t among Cleopatra’s belongings, but it still went for a tomb-rattling $60,000 at auction. Intended for Christmastime roll-out in the U.S. in 1934, this particular perfume (along with the bottle) wound up being too expensive to mass produce, so it was put to the wayside — and eventual auction block — instead.
2. 1930 Art Deco Czech Josef Schmidt Perfume Bottle

Sold for: $18,000
Art Deco items are notoriously valuable. This perfume bottle’s cased amber crystal, white glass inclusions, and carved features only add to its allure and price tag.
3. 1946 Schiaparelli Salvador Dali Le Roy Soleil Perfume Bottle

Sold for: $10,000
This Baccarat-crafted crystal bottle, designed by Salvador Dalí for Elsa Schiaparelli, is a tribute to France’s golden age and looks more like a sculpture than a perfume bottle. Nestled in an opulent clamshell box, it was gifted to royalty (both literal and in the fashion-world) and celebrated the Allied victory in Europe during World War II.
4. 1940s Marie Earle Ballerina Perfume Bottle

Sold for: $8,000
This perfume bottle from the 1940s was simple by nature, but its packaging was the real draw. With a ballet slipper stand and stunning gold accents, it’s all things opulent, feminine, and alluring, leading to its $8,000 price tag.
5. 1930s Curt Schlevogt Czechoslovakian Perfume Bottle

Sold for: $7,500
This Czechoslovakian crystal perfume bottle from Curt Schlevogt’s “Ingrid” collection is pure Art Deco seduction — a masterpiece in crimson and shadow. This bottle was a homage to the rich hues of ancient Pompeii and looks more like an artifact than a perfume bottle from the ’30s.
6. 1920s Fulper Minyunet Mignonette Perfume Bottle

Sold for: $6,000
This porcelain perfume bottle from Fulper Pottery Works shape shifted into an Egyptian courtesan. It’s a relic of the roaring ’20s if we’ve ever seen one and proof that the most valuable vintage perfume bottles are the ones with unique, ornate features.
7. 1913 D’Orsay Art Nouveau Perfume Bottle

Sold for: $5,000
Compared to some of the other vintage perfume bottles on this list, this Baccarat crystal example might appear a bit simple. But for 1913, it was plenty flashy: gray patina, delicate carvings, and an inscription!
8. 1929 Andre Jollivet Black Perfume Bottle

Sold for: $5,000
This little bottle is pure vintage drama. Made of sleek black glass with a textured finish, it has gilded, bearded faces on each side that look straight out of an Assyrian museum. And that stopper? Total Persian royalty vibes.
9. 1911 Rene Lalique for Coty Styx Perfume Bottle

Sold for: $4,750
This see-through perfume bottle rewinds back to 1911. It includes a carved stopper with four wasps and gray patina, adding to its vintage essence.
10. 1930s Vogel & Zappe Czech Perfume Bottle

Sold for: $4,500
This looks like a perfume bottle with a “handle with extreme care” label written all over it. One wrong move and the intricate glass is shattered on the floor, surrounded by jeweled gilt and shards of blue.
11. 1930s German-Saxony Lily of the Valley Perfume Bottle

Sold for: $4,250
While the base of this perfume bottle is just your average glass container, it’s the elaborate Lily of the Valley stopper that makes the bottle stand out as a valuable vintage piece.
12. 1944 Arden ‘On Dit’ Perfume Bottle

Sold for: $4,250
This frosted glass figural bottle, complete with its original hangtag, rests on top of a revolving musical box designed for the 1944 holiday season. With graphics by René Bouché, it’s a limited-edition piece, which explains its high price tag.