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Factice perfume bottle Nino Cerruti "1881" Homme

This large factice or dummy perfume bottle is by Nino Cerruti. The large wedge shaped bottle is mae of glass that is textured and frosted on the front and back . The front has "1881" in polished glass raised above the textured surface. Each side has been transfer printed "Nino Cerruti" in blue-grey letters. The large chromed cylindrical cap has 5 protruding circles running around it. The base has a label marked "Unil-IT S.p.A. Milano Italy FACSIMILE - FACTICE 1000ml 1.11.1 NON DISPERDERE NELL'AMBIENTE DOPOL'USO". The liquid is yellow coloured. This would appear to be a factice to advertise the "1881" Homme range of fragrances. A great decorative object.

Approximated dimensions:
Weight: 7lbs 25/8ozs - 3249gms
Height: 10.35ins - 26.3cms
Width: 6.69ins - 17cms
Depth: 2.36ins - 6cms

Factices
A factice is a display bottle that is provided by the perfume house to the store for advertising/display purposes and were not meant to be sold by the store. The bottles are exact replicas of the normal perfume bottles. The contents In the early days might be perfume, but gradually the manufacturers replaced this with coloured water or a type of coloured antifreeze.

Nino Cerruti
Cerruti is a fashion house founded in Italy in 1881 by Antonio Cerruti. The brand was originally created as a textile mill to manufacture luxurious textiles. In 1957 Cerruti created the first luxury ready-to-wear range for men and the first Cerruti fragrance was launched in 1978.