A GROUP OF "SLEEPING" GLASS FIGURAL PERFUME BOTTLES FOR ELSA SCHIAPARELLI (French/Italian 1890-1973), CIRCA 1938, designed by Surrealist painter René Magritte (Belgian 1898-1967), in the form of a twisted candlestick topped by a ground glass flame shaped amber colored stopper, comprising two miniature replicas with screw stoppers and "Schiaparelli" molded bases, height: 2 1/2"; a large bottle featuring a gilt foil banner label conformingly twisted and reading "Eau de Cologne Sleeping de Schiaparelli," raised on a circular foot labeled "Parfums Schiaparelli," and "Schiaparelli" marked molded base, height: 7 3/4"; and a flacon heightened by a circular turquoise and gold cardboard base with the same clear label across the foot, height: 5 3/4". NOTE: Elsa Schiaparelli (French/Italian 1890-1973) introduced "Sleeping" as a feminine night perfume, connecting the fragrance with her avant-garde style and surreal dreamscape fashions. Known for recruiting and collaborating with the top Surrealist artists of the time, Schiaparelli chose to enroll the most celebrated Belgian artist of the 20th Century to design the bottle. René Magritte (Belgian 1898-1967) created a flacon inspired by his idiosyncratic oil painting "The Key of Dreams", 1930, currently part of a private collection. Special thanks to Grace E. Hummel. A virtually identical bottle with circular board base, accompanied by the full original presentation, is a permanent staple in the Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City.

The glass flacons in good condition, with no apparent major cracks, chips, or repairs. Some red wax residue on the bases of the two miniature bottles, one miniature with a stopper significantly discolored, the banner label on the tall bottle slightly worn and with minor loss of gilding, the circular base of the final bottle with wear along the edges and seems fragile. All flacons have been emptied of the original perfume. Simpson Galleries strongly encourages in-person inspection of items by the bidder. Statements by Simpson Galleries regarding the condition of objects are for guidance only and should not be relied upon as statements of fact and do not constitute a representation, warranty, or assumption of liability by Simpson Galleries. All lots offered are sold "AS IS."