The UK Chapter Convention '09
will be at the
Holiday Inn, Shepperton, Middlesex
on Saturday November 7th
and Sunday 8th.
Read all about it»
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 November 26 - December 2 2009 - One
of London’s most exciting single-owner collections of antique
and vintage perfume bottles, factices, powder boxes and compacts
came under the ‘virtual hammer’ at Auction
Atrium, the online auction house in Notting Hill.
The sale included a large Jean Patou factice, five Balenciaga
factices, a large Schiapparelli box artfully displaying a
dozen of the couturier’s creations, and two highly unique
bottles designed by Dalí. Auction Atrium will accept consignments until Wed 18 Nov.
www.auctionatrium.com
101B Kensington Church Street, London W8 7LN Telephone: 0207
7929020 or email |
Chapter AGM -
Saturday, 5 April 2008
The Annual General Meeting of the chapter was held at
the Adelaide Pub in Teddington on Saturday 5 April.
26 members and partners attended for a lively meeting and an opportunity to buy and swap or simply chat.
The Adelaide proved again to be a suitable meeting place with good value food and a private meeting room. The weather was unfortunately too cold to allow us to enjoy
lunch in the pub's garden. Minutes & photos will follow soon. |
Apr'07 UK Chapter Annual General
Meeting 2007
The AGM was held on Saturday 14 April
at the Adelaide Pub in Teddington near Kingston upon Thames,
Middlesex. Twenty members and five partners enjoyed an excellent
day, with lunch in warm sunshine in the pub garden.
Minutes & photos |
Change of rules to Boost UK Membership!
The IPBA Board has agreed to relax membership
rules for international Chapters. New Members can now decide
to join the UK Chapter only, without joining
the IPBA. This change recognises that the IPBA Convention,
a major benefit of the IPBA, is not as accessible to international
members as it is for US members.
Members who join the UK Chapter only will not be entitled
to many of the benefits of the IPBA such as the Perfume Bottle
Quarterly magazine, the annual directory of members and access
to the library and will not be able to attend the annual Convention.
They will of course be able to take part fully in the activities
of the UK Chapter.
So, let's recruit some new members! If you
know people who have wanted to join in the past but were put
off by the high subscriptions, let them know that for
only £10pa they can get the benefits of belonging
to a specialist perfume collecting club. |
Sixth Convention 30
Sept. and 1 Oct. 2006
Although attendance was very disappointing, our sixth convention,
which was again held at the Comfort Hotel near
Heathrow, was enjoyed by all the delegates.
The declining numbers prompted a renewed debate about having
two levels of membership in the Chapter. It was decided
this could be achieved by forming a UK Branch
within the Chapter with branch members being eligible for
UK activities but not those in the US and paying much smaller
annual dues.
Our guest speaker, Janine Roxborough-Bunce
gave an entertaining presentation about the work of the
Fragrance Foundation in the UK and described the background
and history of the annual FiFi awards. Janine raised the
possibility of members taking part in the FiFi awards voting
process - an exciting development for the UK Chapter.
On Sunday, the all-day sale was also disappointing, with
fewer dealers than previously and not as many buyers, both
members and public.
Read a full report and see photographs
here » |
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News....
The BCCS held it's latest meeting on 17 October at the Warwick Hilton.
Guest speaker was Eric Knowles (of the Antique Road Show) who talked about Coty, Lalique and art deco graphics. Margaret Craven talked about the inspirational design of Coty. |
Subscriptions 2009/10 Membership
runs from 1 July and subs are now due.
IPBA dues are held at $55 pa and UK Chapter subs are still
£10 pa (£12 for non-UK)
To make it easier for non-USA members we will again be collecting
subs. centrally for both the IPBA dues and the UK Chapter.
Forms will be sent to members during July with the latest newsletter. |
| Sun 30 Nov. Antique & Collectable
Vanity Fair at Buriton Village Hall near Petersfield,
Hampshire. Sara Hughes' second show for IPBA UK
and BCCS members. |
24/9 David Pybus (speaker at our 2004 convention)
has sent an update on his "Scents of Time"range
of perfumes.
The launch will be at John Lewis,
Oxford Street London on October 9th 2008
More
details of the launch and the perfumes» |
6 April '08 More press interest...
The Sunday Telegraph has a four page feature on collecting
perfume bottles in its magazine 'Stella'. The article includes
interviews with several collectors, including Roja Dove, Joyce
Geeser, IPBA Vice President and Penny.
Read
the article» |
FiFi Awards 2008
 For
the second year UK Chapter members voted on the Fragrance
Foundation UK's annual FiFi awards.
The 2008 results were announced at a charity dinner at The
Dorchester on 23rd April
Fragrance
Foundation website» |
| The next US Convention
....will be in Albuquerque, New Mexico from April 30th to
May 3rd 2009.
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