Le Balcon by Rosine c1914

Le Balcon by Rosine:  launched in 1914.  Created by Henri Alméras.

The fragrance was inspired by Baudelaire's poem, The Balcony. Poiret said that this fragrance evokes the romance with Martha, his neighbor at the rue Auber, who often stood on his balcony.  

Fragrance Composition:

So what does it smell like? It is classified as a floral bouquet fragrance for women.  

• Top notes:
• Middle notes: jasmine, roses
• Base notes:

It was advertised as the "scents of jasmine rising in the evening, a veil of pink vapors."

Bottle:

For the design of this flask, Mario Simon took up the idea of the metal grille railing of a balcony surrounding a female bust with rounded shoulders. Spiral design of hammered copper metal filigree, mimicking a curlicued balcony railing, adorns the clear glass bottle for "Le Balcon" by Rosine. The clear glass stopper also features the copper spirals. The base is cut and polished flat. The round Poiret label should be on the base. It was packaged in a suede leather drawstring bag. Bottle probably made in France.  The bottle measures approximately 3" tall x 3" long x 1" wide.

Fate of the Fragrance:

Discontinued, date unknown.

 It was still being sold in 1929 as seen in a volume of the Official Journal: Body of the Provisional Government of Mexico along with other Rosine perfumes: Ambre de Venise, Aladin, Arlequinade, Avenue du Bois, Borgia, Chez Poiret, Chypre des Isles, Coeur en Folie, Connais Tu le Pays?, Hahna, Jasmin de la Riviera, Le Balcon, Le Bosquet d'Apollon, Le Coup D'or, Le fruit Defendu, La Rose de Rosine, Maharadjah, 1935, Nuit de Chine, Pierrot, Qui Es-Tu?, Sa Chambre, Sakya Mouni, Toute la Foret.."