Vintage Caron Perfumes

In this guide I will discuss a brief history of Caron and the various perfumes presented from 1904-2000.
History:
In the early years of the turn of the century, Ernest Daltroff, was beginning to get fascinated by scent and fragrance creation. So in 1903, Daltroff purchased a perfumery in Asnieres called Parfumerie Emilia, a northwesternsuburb of Paris, Daltroff's first perfume was named Royal Emilia, after the shop. His business was such a success that he purchased anothersmall perfumery and haberdashery store from Anna-Marie Caron, called the Magasin Caronat 10rue de la Paix, in the fashionable heart of Paris and renamed it Parfumerie Caron. He liked the name and decided it would be easy for his customers to pronounce in any language and remember as well as looking good on packaging. The perfume Royal Emilia was renamed Royal Caron in 1904..
As the clientele grew, he took on a partner, Felicie Vanpouille, a young dressmaker, and Daltroff's lover. She was made the artistic director of the gepany and was responsible for design and packaging. Many of the perfume flacons used by Caron were designed by Felicie, such as Chantecler, Royal Emilia, and others. But her best known design was for the bottle of Narcisse Noir. This bottle was so popular that it was being copied by other gepanies for their own versionsof Narcisse perfumes.
The firm continued to prosper and exported perfumes to the United States, South America, England. They opened a branch in 1923 in New York to satisfy their American cliente. Subsequently the firm expanded in the years between the wars and was awarded the Legion d'Honneur by the French Government for its outstanding economic achievements.
Ernest fled to the United States two years before the start of World War II, he died in 1941. Felicie later remarried and her new name was Felicie Bergaud,andcontinued to run the firm until she sold it in 1962.


Narcisse Noir circa 1911
The Perfumes of Caron:

1904 Royal Emilia, later Royal Caron
1906 Ravissement
1906 Modernis
1906 Chantecler
1906 Bel Amour, reintroduced in 1923
1907 Rarissime
1908 Affolant
1910 Rose Precieux
1910 Isadora
1911 Narcisse Noir
1911Jacinthe Precieuse
1911 Elegancia
1912 L'Infini
1913 Violette Precieuse
1913 Radiant
1917 N'Aimez Que Moi
1917 Mimosa
1917London Paris
1919 Tabac Blond
1920 La Mode
1921 Mes Jeunes Annes
1922 Nuit de Noel
1922 Narcisse Blanc
1922 Bichon Fard, reintroduced in 1928
1923 Acaciosa
1924 Bain de Champagne
1924 Pocahontas
1927 Pois de Senteur de Chez Moi
1927 Bellodgia
1927 Chez Moi
1929 En Avion
1933 Les Rocailles de Caron
1933 Nuit D'Avion
1934 Fleurs de Rocaille
1934 Caron Pour Un Homme
1935 Madame Peau Fine
1935 Les Cent Fards
1936 La Fete de Roses
1936 French Cancan
1936 Adastra
1939 Voeu de Noel
1939 Alpona
1939 Rose de Noel
1941 Royal Bain de Caron/Royal Bain de Champagne
1947 Farnesiana
1948 Tabac Noir
1949 Rose
1949 With Pleasure
1949 Or et Noir
1949 Caron Pour Une Femme (original)
1952 Muguet du Bonheur
1954 Poivre
1954 Coup de Fouet
1970 Infini
1976 Yatagan
1980 Eau de Caron
1982 Nocturnes
1985 The Third Man/Number 3
1986 Montaigne
1990 Parfum Sacre
1993 Fleur de Rocaille
1994 Caron Eau de Cologne
1996 Eau Pure
1996 Aimez-Moi
1997 Eau Fraiche
1999 Eau de Caron Forte
2000 Lady Caron
2000 L'Anarchiste

Nuit de Noel circa 1922.

The three most sought after perfume bottle from Caron are Adastra, Alpona and Voeu de Noel. These three perfumes were presented at the Worlds Fair in 1939.
Several bottles were produced by Baccarat, so be sure to check the base of your perfume for any markings, the perfume bottles are for Narcisse Noir, Or et Noir, Fete de Roses, Lady Caron, Bellodgia, Tabac Blond, Fleur de Rocaille, Poivre, With Pleasure, Nuit de Noel.
Rose de Noel's bottle was produced by Lalique.

Fleurs de Rocaille 1934

French CanCan 1936
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