Sunday, July 18, 2021

Guerlain’s 1853 Imperial bee bottle

Copyright © Françoise Herrmann

Designed in 1853 by Pierre-François Pascal Guerlain, who commissioned Pochet du Courval(1) Glassmakers for manufacturing the Eau de Cologne Impériale bottle, the Guerlain "bee" bottle is still produced, used, and much commemorated. For example, for the 160th anniversary of the bee bottle, in 2013, the House of Guerlain asked 25 artists to create a variation of the bee bottle. The re-created bee bottles were then exhibited at the Guerlain flagship store, on the Champs-Elysées, in Paris. On this occasion, Guerlain also issued a 24K-gold special edition of the bee bottle. Otherwise, the bottle is used for several other, currently marketed, Guerlain fragrances,  such as Samsara, Eau de Fleurs de Cedrat, Jardins de Bagatelle, Muguet (2021 Lucie Touré Edition), or Petit Guerlain (children’s eau de toilette with a blue or pink label), in addition to the historic Eau de Cologne Impériale.

 Below, a Guerlain Youtube video of the present-day bee bottle glassmaking process, together with an image of the iconic Eau de Cologne Impériale bee bottle. 

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Note (1) The Groupe Pochet (former Pochet du Courval) patented several glass bottle stoppers, as well as electric glassmaking equipment in the early 1960s.   

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