Mid-Victorian porcelain brûle-parfum or fragrance burner in a gorgeous pastel mint colour. The bulbous upper bowl where the scented water or perfume oils would be held has hand-painted floral bouquets with gilt borders on both sides, and two gilted handles. It resets on four figural cabriole legs with the face of a griffin on top and ending with paw feet. The beautiful legs anchor the burner to the moulded burner well at the base. A small alcohol lamp was placed in this to heat the basin above, diffusing the fragrant steam through the room. The handwritten stamp at the bottom reads Rimmel's Patent Vaporiser, Paris-London, confirming it’s history. Eugene Rimmel first officially invented, patented, and marketed these famous table-top perfume vaporisers starting in 1861, and expanded his luxury retail presence from London to Paris by 1865, and this exact stamp dates this piece to about 160 to 165 years old. This is before his flagship boutiques in Florence, The Hague, Amsterdam, Brussels, and Berlin were opened because the later stamps included those cities as well.

~ Eina Ahluwalia

Approximately 5.3 inches in height, 4 inches in width and 2.75 inches in depth. Roughly 346 grams in weight.