Perfume presentations and flacons were originally designed to provide each perfume with a distinctive and appealing identity.

However, years later they have achieved deserved recognition as art objects.

The perfume industry has employed great artists and artisans to create many masterpieces.

In this book, Christie Mayer Lefkowith presents a comprehensive photographic and historical review of over 150 years of creativity, showing almost 1.300 objects produced for the perfume industry during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

This work documents the contribution and influence of many artists and industry innovators such as Rene Lalique, Paul Poiret and Julian Viard.

It reports on the key role of many glassworks and crystalworks, such as Baccarat, Brosse, Depinoix and Lalique.

The book outlines how perfume presentations related to La Belle Epoque, Art Nouveau, Classicism, Orientalism, Art Deco, Modernism, and the Romantic styles.

It also describes the social and historical context for the creation of these masterpieces.

This book will prove a crucial addition to the librairies of all collectors, of members of the perfume and design industries, and of all those whocan appreciate the visual appeal of these imaginatively conceived and beautifully produced masterpieces.

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