Saturday, November 2, 2013

La Coupe d'Or by Rosine c1910

La Coupe d'Or by Rosine: launched in 1910. Created by Maurice Schaller. The name means "The Golden Bowl" in French.




Paul Poiret trademarked this name in the USA in 1924. The perfume was reputably a favorite of American actress Clara Kimball Young.



Fragrance Composition:


So what does it smell like? It is classified as a hesperidic oriental amber fragrance with a lovely accord of vanilla and red fruits. Similar to Ambre Antique by Coty. It was suggested to be worn by "the lovely golden hair blonde whose brilliance has been dimmed just a bit with the passing of years, but whose charm is more compelling than ever." La Coupe d'Or was described as "the perfume of a fruit orchard" and "intriguing as a flirtatious glance from violet eyes."
  • Top notes: rosewood, orange, apricot, pear, raspberry, bergamot, peach, plum, apple, red fruits
  • Middle notes: green pepper, lily of the valley, carnation, tarragon, honey, rose, cinnamon, cloves, violet, jasmine, orange blossom
  • Base notes: sandalwood, caramel, tonka bean, vanilla, musk, ambergris, benzoin

It was described as "in the orchard - setting sun - espaliers and flowerbeds exhaling all the penetrating scents of swollen and ripe fruit under their golden robe: cracked and juicy plums, sweet pears, melting peaches, blond apricots and velvet raspberries...while the pungent flavor of green pepper enhances the sweetness of so many delicacies. Nature has filled the Coupe d'Or with its generous and delicate sweets."


Bottles:


The perfume bottle for this perfume is a clear glass, rectangular shaped column adorned with a satin glass stopper covered in a gilded metal top, simulating a glass bowl overflowing with fruit. This bottle measures 5.25" tall and was manufactured by Baccarat. Baccarat model number 394 from 1919.
photos from worthpoint





Other perfume bottles are simpler in design, tall, with a circular disk shaped stopper, the perfume label is in the shape of a footed bowl overflowing with the fruits motif.


Fate of the Fragrance:



It was still being sold in 1929 as seen in a volume of the Official Journal: Body of the Provisional Government of Mexico along with other Rosine perfumes:

Ambre de Venise, Aladin, Arlequinade, Avenue du Bois, Borgia, Chez Poiret, Chypre des Isles, Coeur en Folie, Connais Tu le Pays?, Hahna, Jasmin de la Riviera, Le Balcon, Le Bosquet d'Apollon, Le Coup d'Or, Le Fruit Defendu, La Rose de Rosine, Maharadjah, 1935, Nuit de Chine, Pierrot, Qui Es-Tu?, Sa Chambre, Sakya Mouni, Toute la Foret.."


Finally discontinued in 1930 and remaining stock was sold at drastically reduced clearance prices.



In 1993, Les Parfums Rosine reformulated by François Robert and relaunched this perfume in a bottle designed by Guillaume Rogeon. By 2002, this perfume was discontinued.
  • Top notes: red berries, orange, peach, cinnamon, narcissus, mimosa
  • Heart notes: jasmine, rose, lilies of the valley, orange blossom
  • Base notes: musk, vanilla, ambergris, sandalwood

 

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