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Editions · No. 03

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Roger & Gallet Belle Epoque Ceramic Pot

Roger & Gallet (Roger et Gallet) is a French perfume company founded by merchant Charles Armand Roger and banker Charles Martial Gallet in 1862. For collectors of perfume and apothecary items this is one of the brand's traditional Barber pots dating to around late 19th to early 20th century. The green print was less common than the black or sepia of the day. Many ceramic pots from French grooming houses were sold with hard shaving soap and a soap puck sat inside the pot. Once empty the container was often kept and refilled. A barber would have loaded a damp badger-hair brush directly from the soap and whipped up a lather for straight-razor shaving. These jars were intended to be reused. Many ended up on dressing tables storing hairpins, powder puffs, collar studs, or keepsakes long after the soap was gone. The pot has no chips and is without the Sarreguemines mark indicating it points toward the earlier end of the production run for these pots: c. 1870–1885, pre-dating the period when France became a required addition to export marks. We'll throw in a well thumbed copy of Tender is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

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The Botanical Era

Le Rouret, Provence - Late October 2025

The Healing Garrigue

What can a single meadow teach you about medicine, memory, and scent?

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The Botanical Era

Île Bourbon (Réunion) 1941

The Edible Orchid

What does it mean when the most common scent in the world owes its proliferation to a child who was not allowed a legitimate name?

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Editions · No. 02

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Edition 02: A Vanilla Drop

An olfactory study of vanilla. In 1841, a twelve-year-old boy named Edmond Albius stood in a field on the island of Réunion and hand-pollinated a vanilla orchid with a sliver of wood. His discovery transformed one of the rarest botanical curiosities in the world into its most beloved aroma. This study provides an invitation to encounter vanilla before it became ubiquitous. Experience it in the pod, in the tincture and on the blotter. Inside: A hand sourced Madagascar vanilla pod · A 2 ml House of DeuxPies vanilla tincture · Quality scent blotters. One pipette. Observe the pod. Open the vial. Apply a drop and imbibe the langourous warmth of Vanilla planifolia. A study by House of DeuxPies. Not for cosmetic use.

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A vanilla curiosity drop by the House of DeuxPies

The Scented Courts

Brighton, England. January 1817

The Pleasure Dome

What does it mean to wear scent in a room where power already suffocates the air?

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The Modern Turn

1910-1939

Modernism in Words and in Scent

What happens when scent and literature simultaneously break out the gates?

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The Scented Courts

c. 1400 - 1789

A Living Composition

How does nature have such an innate ability to preserve itself?

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Editions · No. 01

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Edition 01: A Traditional Pomander

For this hand pressed and hand rolled pomander we require a pre-order to commit to making yours, as it is a six week process and we do not outsource. Hand pressed cloves into bitter orange, slowly preserved through maceration in carefully sourced, resinous spices and precious Florentine iris. This is a living composition that evolves with time, designed to last for generations. The cloche is not included; we leave the display to you. Once you order we will be in touch to confirm and send you updates so you can learn about the making of this beautiful living object.

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