Lionceau was established in 1920 at 110 Demours, Paris France, by Michel Schasseur. The company generally produced luxury presentations and had large exports to the United States. In 1922, the company was acquired by the Boston-based food chain, SS Pierce. Lionceau was also affiliated with two other perfume companies: Elesbe and Demours. By 1935, Lionceau was closed for business.
Lionceau applied for the patent for their opaque glass bottles in 1927, the bottles can be found in different opaque colors for different scents. An advertisement of the era states that this bottle was designed by Lalique, however, this is incorrect. Bottles are acid marked "Made in France" on base. The bottles were made in several sizes from 5 7/8" tall, 4" tall , 3 1/8" tall and 2 1/2" tall.
Lionceau applied for the patent for their opaque glass bottles in 1927, the bottles can be found in different opaque colors for different scents. An advertisement of the era states that this bottle was designed by Lalique, however, this is incorrect. Bottles are acid marked "Made in France" on base. The bottles were made in several sizes from 5 7/8" tall, 4" tall , 3 1/8" tall and 2 1/2" tall.
The bottles were manufactured un France by H. Saumont and contrary to some published literature, it was NOT made by Rene Lalique. Lalique had nothing to do with the design or manufacture of Lionceau's bottles. I decided to create this page to help educate both the buyers and sellers. There is no record of Lalique having any involvement with Lionceau nor is the Lionceau bottle shown in the major Lalique book by Marcilhac.
It is important to note that other perfumers used the same bottles as Lionceau. One such perfume company was V. Piette of Paris for their Myrithis perfume.
Lionceau's Perfumes sold for $3.95 for the mini bottles to $25.00 each for the regular sized bottles and Lionceau Toilet Waters sold for $1.95 in 1927.
Lionceau's Perfumes sold for $3.95 for the mini bottles to $25.00 each for the regular sized bottles and Lionceau Toilet Waters sold for $1.95 in 1927.
The perfumes of Lionceau:
- 1923 Flor de Espana
- 1924 Le Temps Des Fleurs
- 1924 Mossieu Gugusse (under Elesbe label)
- 1924 Moissseu Clown (under Elesbe label)
- 1925 Le Fleuve Bleu (in black bottles)
- 1925 Nuit D'Egypte (Made of the oils of rare Egyptian flowers subtly blended for you by the skilled artistry of Lionceau)
- 1925 La Saison des Fleurs
- 1925 Brise D'Arabie
- 1925 Brise des Indes
- 1925 Premiers Fleurs
- 1925 Place de L'Opera (in clear and frosted glass)
- 1925 Chanson D'Automne
- 1925 Parfum pour Blondes (in jade green bottles)
- 1925 Parfum pour Brunes (in coral red bottles)
- 1927 Pierre Precieuse
- 1928 Lune de Venise
- 1928 Poeme Arabe
- 1930s Arc et Ciel
- 1931 Fleur d'Egypte
- 1931 Jasmine
- 1931 Narcissus
- 1931 Violette
- 1931 Chypre
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