Roadster silver purse, $24,000, Perfume Bottles
An Austrian enameled sterling silver purse shaped as a 1920s roadster sold for $24,000 at a Perfume Bottles Auction held April 30 in conjunction with the International Perfume Bottle Association’s annual convention in Reston, Va. Also, a Rene Lalique bottle in its original box for the company Gabilla chalked up $11,400; a Baccarat bottle for Madhva brought $24,000; a Lucien Gaillard circa 1910 bottle for the company Clamy rose to $30,000; and a Czech Ingrid bottle, ruby jeweled glass with ivory stopper, made $9,600. Prices include a 20 percent buyer’s premium.