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Chanel introduced the pocket flacon in 1934, a small, purse-sized bottle designed to carry No 5 everywhere. This is one of those bottles.
At 0.275 fluid ounces, Size 9, this is the intimate scale of a bottle made to trave or to slip into an evening bag, to sit on a dressing table, to be held in one hand. The glass stopper is beveled in the style characteristic of 1950s Chanel production, when the octagonal stopper that became the brand\'s signature received the thicker, beveled silhouette that distinguishes this decade from those that followed. The label reads simply Chanel No 5, the pre-1970 wording, before the label language was standardized to Parfum.
The bottle is empty. It carries the paper label on the base consistent with period production. And it is in excellent condition — no chips, no cracks, stopper fits perfectly — which for a glass bottle of this age and this scale is not a small thing.
A note on authenticity: I am presenting this as consistent with 1950s Chanel production based on the label wording, stopper style, size designation, and period characteristics. Collectors of vintage Chanel bottles are knowledgeable and should examine the photographs carefully and reach out with any questions before purchasing.
For the vintage perfume bottle collector, the Chanel enthusiast, or anyone drawn to the particular beauty of a well-made small glass object from the decade that defined modern elegance.
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