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IPBA News Release
July 1, 2015
#95
Greetings IPBA Members!
In This Issue
Happy Independence Day - Perfume Bottle Style!
Can YOU Guess?
IPBA In The Press
Sotheby Sells Scent Bottle for a Cool $2.5 million
Europa Perfume News from Afonso
Special Features: FACES OF IPBA
Kovel's Newsletter
Upcoming Perfume Bottle Auction
Happenings in Europe
Regional Chapter News
Welcome to New Members
Happy Independence Day - Perfume Bottle
Style!
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This red, white and blue flask-type perfume bottle reminds me of our
summer time rituals in the US of family get-togethers enjoying Bar-B-Q,
hotdogs and hamburgers, with grilled corn knocked back with a few cold
beers - all in celebration of the 4th of July. Although the colors of red, white
and blue may call to mind multiple references, to me these colors represent
the patriotic colors of the USA.
I shared this bottle with Petr Novy, our Keynote Speaker in Vegas, who hails
from the Czech Republic and is a specialist in Czech glass. He was unsure of
its age, but suggested that it may not be very old and likely the end-of-theday personal bottle project of a glass blower/worker. He argued that perhaps
I see RED when the color is more orange. Maybe. But to me it speaks of the
patriotic
RWB
of
July
4th.
Perhaps you have a perfume bottle that holds a special place in your
collection because it signifies a special holiday or personal day for you. Maybe
you decorate with perfume bottles or related vanity items on national,
religious or days of celebrated significance to you. I invite you to share those
moments with your fellow collectors here. Contact me with your pictures and
a few words about the significance, and we will share one each month for
the rest of the year. Thank you!
Can YOU Guess......
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Perfume bottles shaped like Disney bad-guys?
which shape relates to which character?
Can you guess
Japanese designer Ruby Spark has carefully crafted the bottles so
that they resemble the antagonists from films such as The Lion
King, Snow White, Robin Hood and Frozen. For the quiz (and most
importantly, the answers!) and further info, check out this link
HERE.
Thank you to Shelley Bechtold - she is always on the look-out for
newsy
perfume-related
info
for
us!
IPBA In The Press
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READ All ABOUT US!
Teri Wirth, IPBA VP, is responsible for PR for our organization. Although often
most of our PR comes out in anticipation of our Annual Conventions, we
advertise on multiple glass-collecting and antique-collecting websites year
round. Herein are samples of just a few articles that ran this spring in antique
journals.
An article by authors and IPBA members, Marti DeGraf and Toby Mack, was
featured in the Journal of Antiques & Collectibles (Vol XVI, No 2, April 2015)
issue on "The Allure of Glass" which featured "The Glass Artistry of
DeVilbiss". View the complete article HERE. Also in that issue, Teri ran a
beautiful and detailed ad
on
our
2015
convention
(HERE).
In the March issue of the West Coast Peddler - The Oldest Journal of Antiques
& Collectibles in the Pacific States, author and IPBA member Ken Leach's
"Commercial Perfume Bottles - Fragile Shells of Forgotten Fragrances" was
featured. View the complete article HERE.
Thank you to Teri Wirth for a job well done!
More featured articles to follow next month.
Sotheby Sale of Scent Bottle Surpasses
$2.5 million US
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Previously owned by an American Collector since 1958 (it was not
you, was it?) "an early gold enamel, pearl and gem-set singing
bird automaton" with an elaborate and detailed provenance was
sold this past month. The exquisite piece was accompanied with
its fitted leather case. Please check out the listing HERE.
(I apologize that I could not post a picture as Sotheby's strictly
protects their catalogs photos. This is one link not to miss!)
Our appreciation to members Rob Girouard and Elizabeth Creech
for sharing this auction info.
Europa Perfume News
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Afonso Oliveira, our new International VP, is visiting multiple venues this
summer spreading the word about perfume bottle collecting and IPBA. His
first stop was Seville during the 1st weekend of June. The Feria de
Antiquedades was in the old stadium, Olimpico de la Cartuja, with more
than 50 exhibitors displaying antiques of all genres. Dealers came from all
across Spain. He shared our Spanish language version of the MGAM
brochures with dealers that exhibited vanity type items. He is hoping that
he has planted a seed of interest for the future. He is following up with
several Spanish contacts he has made through Facebook.
The 2nd weekend in June found Afonso at the Grasse event "Salon des
Collections". He traded business cards with multiple like-minded collectors
and shared information about IPBA. Check out those bottles!
SPECIAL FEATURE
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the FACES of the IPBA
Meet Helen Pettit and Jan Olson, the best perfume-bottlecollecting-buddy duo I know! These ladies share a personal history of
not only collecting perfume bottles together, and attending the convention
together, but 40+ years of a close, wonderful, supportive friendship. Helen
found an IPBA membership application in a perfume bottle collecting book
and decided to attend her first convention in St. Louis. She brought Jan as
her guest. Don Orban was her mentor-extraordinaire, contacting her before
the event and acting as her guide.
Helen and Jan first met through work, they both have had long careers in
the medical profession. Although Helen is retired now after 43 years, she
works a few days a week at a women's clinic as a First-trimester Specialist
in Diagnostic Imaging. Jan has over 20 years of experience as a Medical
Technologist in Histology, she was a tissue-cutter (a very specialized skill
for those of you with a pathology interest!). Jan now owns and runs an
antique mall in Peru, Illinois with her husband. With over 15 years of
experience in the field, Jan shared her insight on young collectors - they
are going for modern furniture and collectibles from the 50s, 60s and 70s.
As to their specific PB interests, Helen's love is minis, she has SIX cases
of them in her living room. She also enjoys DeVilbiss and LOVES Art Deco.
Jan started collecting marbles and Santa Claus items. Then she acquired a
Santa Claus perfume bottle. Well, the Santa Claus collectibles got left
behind, and she moved on to perfume bottle collecting specifically!
Such a special friendship these two share! Together they have even
taken their respective grandkids on antiquing sprees through Europe
shopping for bottles. Next time you see them at convention ask them about
their latest acquisition.
KOVEL'S Newsletter
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Antiques-guru Teri Kovel (and her late husband Ralph) has been
an IPBA member since 1995 or earlier. Their antiques newsletter
has been followed for decades and their antique guides, TV
shows and now YouTube features have global followers. The
IPBA eNewsletter was featured in their recent June online eNews
in a blurb titled "Bottling Memories of the Dearly Departed" - a
newsy item from member Shelley Bechtold that we featured last
month. Catch Kovel's June news HERE.
Yeah Shelley!
**This just in from member Joyce Geeser.....the July issue of
the Kovels monthly newsletter carried a big full page spread on
the Perfume Bottle Auction 2015. Nice coverage for us,
congratulations Ken Leach!
Upcoming Perfume Bottle Auction
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Reminder
ELIZABETH CREECH PERFUME BOTTLE COLLECTION TO BE
AUCTIONED
More than 300 lots containing some 500 bottles will be auctioned by Brunk
Auctions in Asheville, NC, beginning at 9 AM EDT on Saturday, July 18th.
Elizabeth's collection ranges from ancient glass to early 20th century art
glass, and includes some commercial favorites as well as scent containers
made of porcelain, stone and silver. The entire on-line catalog can be seen
at www.brunkauctions.com. Brunk Auctions is located at 117 Tunnel Road,
Asheville,
NC
28805;
phone
828-254-6846;
E-mail:
info@brunkauctions.com.
Happenings in Europe
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REGIONAL CHAPTER NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
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Cascadia - Pacific Northwest Chapter
Summer Gathering
Saturday, July 11, 2015
(Same weekend as Portland Antique Show)
Salty's Restaurant - 3839 NE Marine Drive, Portland Oregon - 6:30 PM
Join your fellow Chapter members for a Summer Gathering to begin
planning for the 28th Annual IPBA Convention (2016) that will be at the
Marriott Portland Downtown Waterfront.
For further information and to RSVP contact Earline Kopriva ASAP at
spydr07@comcast.net or by phone
(541) 484-6048
or cell 915-4964
WELCOME TO NEW MEMBERS
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Please welcome the following NEW members to our great Association:
Levent Almac, Istanbul, TURKEY
Giovanni Broggiato, Milano, ITALY
Neoma M Bulla, Eaton, OH
Karen Coleman, Forest, VA
Barbara Coleman, Portland, OR
Maya DeBus, Lake Balboa, CA
Emelie Anne Laure Thomas, Rueil-Malmaison, FRANCE
Lynn Wenzel, Grass Valley, CA
IPBA Website: www.perfumebottles.org
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Contact Information
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