COEUR-JOIE Nina Ricci 2.7oz 80ml LALIQUE CRYSTAL PARFUM-EXTRAIT

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ConditionNew: A brand-new, unused, unopened, undamaged item (including handmade items). See the seller's ... Read moreabout the conditionNew: A brand-new, unused, unopened, undamaged item (including handmade items). See the seller's listing for full details. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab BrandNina RicciCountry/Region of ManufactureFranceHandmadeYes PLEASE NOTE: The only legal way to ship perfume in the US is now by HAZMAT Retail Ground. This means that the parcel may only travel in temperature controlled environments, and by GROUND. That means on a truck. As of 2024, this service is taking up to 15 days to complete, so do please be aware of that before bidding. There is no other legal way. If you lie and get caught, there are steep fines. I will not accept refund requests because your parcel is not there in 12 days. It eventually gets to you. So far, the longest has been 15 days. They will not give a guideline at USPS, and I cannot make it go faster: Your item is professionally packed, with love, on the day it is paid for. Purchases completed on weekends get shipped the following Monday. If the Monday is a holiday, then on the Tuesday: ASAP, Promptly, with care. Understand this before bidding.
BIGGEST SIZE EVER MADE For the serious Collector: Hand made, hand signed, Marc Lalique masterpiece. 
Images 2, 8, 9 and 10 of this listing are from the internet to illustrate the design of the bottle enclosed in this sealed, never-tampered with perfect presentation which is of Museum level perfection. 

PHOTOS OF THE BOTTLE APPEARING IN THIS LISTING ARE CULLED FROM THE INTERNET: THE PRESENTATION YOU ARE BIDDING ON IS FULLY SEALED, INCLUDING ITS OUTSIDE HARD CARDBOARD "SHELL" TO PROTECT ITS SHELL PINK PAPER WRAPPING: SOMETHING I HAVE NEVER SEEN IN 40 YEARS OF COLLECTING.

THE BIGGEST SIZE EVER PRODUCED OF THE MAGNIFICENT LALQUE HEART "Coeur-Joie" Presentation, sealed; Nina Ricci's first perfume, Bottle designed and made by Marc Lalique, with Art Direction by Christian "Bébé" Bérard. The perfume, a celebration of the liberation of Paris, was launched in 1946, and it was created by legendary perfumer Germaine Cellier: It was her first post-war creation.
The Osmothèque in Paris has on display every size ever made of this bottle except this size: If I do not sell it, I will donate it to their permanent collection, as it is a true museum piece, with the flacon itself being a work of art impossible to be reproduced today, with it's hollow inner part. The main thing that sets it apart from later versions is the pointed dip in the middle of the inner opening: Later versions lacked this pronounced dip, so their shape was more of a spade, and less of a heart: This is the quintessential example of this legendary design by Marc Lalique, with Art Direction by Christian "Bébé" Bérard. 
Obvioulsy, this is the only one on ebay, and possibly the only one anywhere, for I have searched high and low to find one of this size and come up with nothing other than old catalogues from Paris auctions. The empty bottle took 2000 Euros at the most recent one.
The only trace I can find of this perfume bottle is from a live auction at Marché Paul Bert in Paris, The single, boxless and dry bottle sold for 2000 Euros, empty, with no box (last photo of this listing is from that auction)
This item is that bottle, still sealed in box and with protective outer box (I've never seen any Nina Ricci presentation of this age maintain that outer hard cardboard shell that protects the paper wrap of the original packaging)
The photos you see on this listing that show the bottle are pulled from the internet to illustrate it. The main difference here is it's size: In all my years collecting fragrances I have never seen this size in real life, but I do own this one, which I have never opened: Typically the sizes were limited to 1/2oz, 1oz, and I believe there was a 1.3oz. "Coeur-Joie" means "Heart's Content" in French, and this perfume was launched at the Liberation of Paris in 1946. The perfume was created by legendary nose Germaine Cellier.
It is hard to put a date of this presentation, as it must date pretty early for it to be in this size: The bigger sizes were ceased production by the late 1950's. I don't know the date of the presentation, but it would be at latest around 1960.
Borrowed Content:

Coeur Joie by Nina Ricci is a Floral fragrance for women. Coeur Joie was launched in 1946. The nose behind this fragrance is Germaine Cellier. Top notes are Neroli and Bergamot; middle notes are Iris, Violet, Jasmine and Rose;

Coeur Joie by Nina Ricci is a floral fragrance for women. Coeur Joie was launched in 1946. The nose behind this fragrance is Germaine Cellier. Top notes are neroli and bergamot; middle notes are iris, violet, jasmine and rose;

Because of it's rarity, and impossibility to replace, this item may only be shipped with adult signature required upon arrival.

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