Elsa Schiaparelli “Shocking” (A) perfume bottle with (B) glass domed case and (C) pink cardboard box.
(A) Bottle of clear glass shaped as a dressmaker's form, empty; round stopper of glass at top; white, clear, blue, and burgundy red glass flowers and green glass leaves on paper-wrapped wire stems encircle stopper; gold-tone metallic thread wraps around neck and stem; blue ribbon with "Schiaparelli" woven in white draped over shoulders overlapping at center of chest; round medallion with red "S" adhered to ribbon; "SCHIAPARELLI\ BOTTLE" molded into bottom.
(B) Glass domed case with shallow cardboard base; "Schiaparelli" lace adhered around base of glass dome.
(C) Pink cardboard box with hinged top; "PARFUM\ Shocking\ de\ Schiaparelli" printed across top; "Schiaparelli" lace adhered around bottom of box sides.
Label: "PARFUM\ Shocking\ de\ Schiaparelli"
Date: 1937
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