Vintage Jean Patou "Joy" Perfume Bottle in Baccarat Crystal — Complete with Original Presentation Box
A beautiful piece of perfume history: an empty vintage Baccarat crystal flacon for Joy by Jean Patou, famously marketed as "Le parfum le plus cher... " ("the most expensive perfume in the world"). This example comes complete with its gold satin-covered presentation box, fitted interior, and the original printed insert card. Will also include a second vintage box.
Details:
- Baccarat crystal bottle with faceted, pleated design and "JOY" molded into the crystal stopper
- Bottle base etched "...Jean Patou · Paris," the Baccarat oval maker's mark, and "Made in France"
- Ref. 1100, 30 ml / 1 fl. oz size, per the outer box
- Original gold satin presentation box with "Jean Patou Paris" medallion inside the lid
- Original printed insert card: "JOY — Le parfum le plus cher... en flacon cristal de Baccarat — Jean Patou Paris"
- A numbered card ("8024842") is present in the box lining, along with a small vintage price/inventory sticker on the bottle base — retained as found, for the collector who values this kind of provenance detail
- Bottle is empty — sold as a collectible display/vanity piece