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Friday, March 8, 2013

Chantecler c1906

Chantecler by Caron: Created in 1906 by Ernest Daltroff.  The scent was available in three different products: parfum, lotion, and sachet.












Bottle:


Presented in a bottle designed by Felicie Vanpouille and made by Henri Hamm.

Caron “Chantecler” Molded colorless pressed glass bottle with a cubic section, in the shape of a terminal with curved side walls, a round neck, its quatrefoil cushion cap, with its beautiful embossed gold label illustrated with a crowing rooster. Extract launched following the success of the play Chantecler by Edmond Rostand. Model attributed to Henri Hamm. High. : 10cm








Toilettes, Volume 34, 1912:
"Caron is another Parisian whose fame was established by the Parfum Chantecler ($4.50) last season, and his Mimosa ($6.50) and Tilleul Ambre ($8) are both exquisite scents. The Caron Pompons are a decided novelty, these being small individual powder puffs, fifty in a box. ..."
Chemist and Druggist, 1915:
"PARFUMERIE CARON - Arthur H. Cox & Co Ltd., Brighton, have been appointed sole British agents for the firm of Parfumerie Caron, 10 Rue de la Paix, Paris, and carry stock of their exquisite products, which include perfumes and face powders with the distinctive names: Chantecler, Elegancia, Infini, Isadora, Mimosa, Mode 1915-1916, Modernis, Narcisse Caron, Narcisse Noir, Petit Mimosa, Rarissime, Rose Précieuse, and Violette Précieuse. These appeal to the refined and the rich, and although the prices are high, there is value for the money in quality and style. For example, Petit Mimosa is a fine, enduring, and subtle perfume, put up in a quaint shaped stoppered bottle, the stopper of which is secured with gilt wire, and the label is an embossed gilt metal disc cemented to the front. It is enclosed in a lemon coloured case, and retails at 10s 9d off which the retailer gets a liberal discount. Messrs Cox have an illustrated circular about the products, a copy of which will be sent to any of our readers who asks them for it. It is a model circular." 







Fate of the Fragrance:


Discontinued (date unknown).  Still being sold in 1929 along with Affolant, Bel Amour, Elegancia, Isadora, Mes Jeunes Annees, Petit Mimosa, Mode, Nuit de Noel, Parfum Radiant, Rose Precieuse, Violette Precieuse, Le Tabac Blond, N'Aimez Que Moi, Narcisse Blanc, Narcisse Noir, Chantecler, Infini, and Eau de Caron.




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