191 - Bottle with a “Ronces” stopper by René Lalique, in its travel case for the fragrance “L'Origan”

Bottle with a “Ronces” stopper by René Lalique, in its travel case for the fragrance “L'Origan” COTY - “L'Origan” (1905) - René Lalique “Ronces” stopper bottle, in its travel case The fragrance that inspired “L’Heure Bleue”: the collaboration between François Coty and René Lalique, two pioneers who invented the modern perfume bottle. Created in 1905, L'Origan is one of the very first great spicy amber florals in perfumery, with notes of carnation, violet, orange blossom, and spices. It cemented François Coty’s reputation and is said to have inspired Guerlain’s “L’Heure Bleue.” The bottle is rectangular in shape with rounded shoulders, made of thick, colorless glass, bearing the Lalique signature in relief on the underside, and adorned with a gilded medallion in relief featuring the stylized inscription “L’Origan de Coty.” It is topped with its flat stopper made of satin-finished molded-pressed glass, the “Ronces” model by René Lalique, created for the House of Coty in the early 1910s, featuring a radiating botanical design. Original travel case in brown grained [leather / imitation leather], shaped like a wallet with a flap closed by a snap fastener. The interior is lined with cream-colored satin. Circa 1910–1920. Bottle height: 8.5 cm. Case dimensions: 9.2 cm.