Le Mouchoir de Rosine by Rosine: launched in 1914.
Monday, November 4, 2013
Sunday, November 3, 2013
Paul Poiret in the USA
Cosmetics and Toiletries, Volume 17, 1922:
"Paul Poiret, the world famous designer of apparel for women, who manufactures at Courbevoie, France, a line of perfumes under the name of Rosine, in honor of his daughter, Rosine arrived on the France, August 26 ,and sailed for home on the Paris, September 13, after spending a few weeks in the United States.
M. Poiret spent considerable time with Maurice Levy, 12 W. 41st street, New York City, who handles the Rosine line of perfumes in the United States. M. Poiret maintains an art school and his students decorate and design containers and bottles in which his perfumes are sold. The working hours of the factory are from 8 am to 7 pm and luncheon and wine are served to all employes.
M. Poiret states that he is trying to work along new lines and employs novel aromatic products that give a new note to his perfumes."
Saturday, November 2, 2013
Rosine Amphora Perfume Bottles
Two examples of Rosine's perfume bottles, for unknown perfumes. Photos by Piasa.
Painted bottle, created by Atelier Martine. Bottle colorless blown glass, painted "by hand" in cold enamel. Stylized vegetal decoration on the foot and the body of the bottle: crown bindweed Nattier blue and blue and white wisteria climbing foliage interspersed black. Amphora-shaped on a pedestal, small collar flange surrounded by a navy blue silk thread. Height: 13 cm. Lacking stopper.
Perfume bottle, creating the Atelier Martine. Bottle colorless blown glass, painted "by hand" in cold enamel.
Exotic stylized vegetal decoration on the foot and the body of the bottle: long palmate leaves green and yellow banana stems and exotic flowers yellow ocher. Amphora-shaped on a pedestal, small collar flange; cork drip-drip tin topped with a screw-down crown. Height: 15 cm. Small crown stopper.
La Coupe d'Or by Rosine c1910
Borgia by Rosine c1914
Borgia by Rosine: launched in 1914. Named after Lucretia Borgia. All inspired by history, partially proven, the Borgia family, which gave two Popes in the Catholic religion. The latter under the name of Alexander VI at the end of intrigue was marked by the aggrandizement of the Pope, by a bloodthirsty cruelty unparalleled and debauchery that was not less. The family became notorious for alleged incest and violent deaths inflicted on their enemies by poisoning. He had four children, including the famous Lucrezia.
Fan Fan La Tulipe by Rosine c1912
Fan Fan Le Tulipe by Rosine: launched in 1912. The name was taken from a folkloric French character, a D'Artagnan-like popular fictional womanizing soldier.
Espalier Du Roy by Rosine c1911
Espalier Du Roy by Rosine: launched in 1911. The name means "Espalier of the king". Espalier is the horticultural and ancient agricultural practice of controlling woody plant growth for the production of fruit trees ornamental shrubs, by pruning and tying branches to a frame. The branches are trained to grow flat against a wall, supported on a lattice or a framework of stakes. Poiret had various espaliers in his own garden.
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Sakya Mouni by Rosine c1919
This fragrance is named after Sakyamuni or Buddha. Siddhartha Gautama was a spiritual teacher who founded Buddhism. Guatama, also known as Saykamuni (Sage of the Sakyas), is the primary figure in Buddhism. Paul Poiret had an antique statue in his garden which inspired this fragrance.
Sakya Muni, said the Buddha lived in India there are about 2500 years old, he was the founder of Buddhism. The bottle cap is adorned with the Foo dog, one of the Chinese symbols of Buddhism, embody the protection that each home must have.
Le Fruit Defendu by Rosine c1913
Le Fruit Defendu by Rosine: created by Henri Alméras and launched in 1913, probably in USA by 1916. The name means "The Forbidden Fruit" in French and referred to the "forbidden fruit" of Adam and Eve's demise. The perfume was a favorite of American actress Gloria Swanson.
Coup de Foudre by Rosine c1925
Coup de Foudre by Rosine: launched in 1925. Created by Henri Alméras.
The name means "bolt of lightning/thunderbolt" in French, also a term that the French use for the feeling of "love at first sight" as in "I was struck by the thunderbolt".
The name means "bolt of lightning/thunderbolt" in French, also a term that the French use for the feeling of "love at first sight" as in "I was struck by the thunderbolt".
Rosine Tester Rack for Perfumes
photo by Perfume Bottles Auction
- Maharadjah
- Qui-es-tu?
- Nuit de Chin
- Hahna
- Toute la Foret
- Coupe d'Or
6 bottles and dauber-stoppers, clear glass, labels, plastic and metal holder. Length 8 1/2 in.
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