Guerlain Shalimar (1925)

Raymond Guerlain designed Shalimar's bottle, made by Baccarat, and Guerlain says it won first prize at the 1925 Paris decorative arts exhibition, the show that later gave Art Deco its name. The wide ribbed body on a pedestal foot is meant to recall the basins of the Shalimar gardens, and the blue fan stopper their water. Collectors call the shape the bat, and the eau de parfum shown here still wears it.