98 - “Mimosa,” set: Viard bottle, fan, powder compact, soap box

“Mimosa,” set: Viard bottle, fan, powder compact, soap box MOLINARD JEUNE, Grasse - Paris - “Le Mimosa” - A tribute to the golden flower of the Côte d’Azur winter, brought together here in a rare and complete set: the perfume, soap, powder, and fan, all featuring the same mimosa design on a black background. Clear glass lenticular bottle, designed by Julien Viard, topped with a molded frosted glass button stopper. It bears its original rectangular label on a black background, adorned with a mimosa sprig and titled “Le Mimosa - Molinard Jeune - Grasse Paris.” Presented in its original oval box lined with black paper, illustrated with a bouquet of mimosa in color, the sides adorned with sprigs of mimosa. Cylindrical cardboard soap box covered in black paper, illustrated with clusters of mimosa and labeled “Molinard - Perfumer since 1849 - Grasse Paris - Le Mimosa - the Soap.” Small round powder box with the same design, labeled “Le Mimosa - Molinard Jeune - Grasse Paris - La Poudre.” The underside bears the shade “Blanche” and the original department store price tag “Aux Dames de France - 2 F 50,” a charming memento of its era. Included is the matching promotional fan, made of pleated paper printed with a shower of yellow mimosa blossoms on a black background, titled “Le Mimosa - Molinard Jeune,” mounted on a natural wood frame. Circa 1925–1935. Bottle: 5.5 × 9 × 2.5 cm - Case: 9.5 × 6 × 3 cm - Fan: 26 cm open, 15 cm closed - Soap box: H. [..] cm - Powder box: D. [..] cm. (Bottle is empty; reverse side of the fan is stained and has a halo-like mark, with minor wear along the folds; wear on the edges of the case; soap box: tears and missing paper, original cellophane damaged; minor wear on the powder box.)