In 1896, Jacques Roucher, director of the Paris Opera, took over the company. As a visionary, he foresaw that the recent use of chemical synthesis would modernize perfumery and surrounded himself with creative chemists. The result was Trèfle Incarnat (1898), one of the great successes of the Belle Époque era. He developed the brand through the growth of advertizing and increased the number of branches on the global level. At the dawn of the 1920s, the French company, whose motto was “L.T. Piver perfumes the world”, was one of the few companies that generated more than half of its turnover abroad. By 1860, the brand had three factories in Paris, Aubervilliers, and Grasse. Still in operation, the last one carries out raw material blending, concentrate maturation, alcohol integration, and maceration. As the L.T. Piver perfume company has always sourced its own ingredients, its internal know-how offers a singular olfactory signature, while guaranteeing the confidentiality of formulas.

L.T. Piver claimed a number of "prizes, medals and other distinctions" in the Universal and Colonial Exhibitions — the great trade shows of Europe.This is such a beauty for me because it has an unusual combination of honey & leather, followed by warm spices, oakmoss, amber, woods and resins... what more could you ask for? In fact, every time I spray this it makes me smile! Such a warm and happy vibe!

From one side the clear, tagless, empty bottles come in a row. On the other side they are filled, labeled, closed and boxed. How did this happen? Mousse de saxe is an accord made from geranium, licorice, isobutyl quinoline, iodine and vanillin. It smells earthy and deep, very vintage in style and a great base for the lovers of chypre, for example. It's been used (less and less) since the turn of the 20th century. The diversity of the L.T. Piver catalogue is as inspiring as the brand’s craftsmanship. Starting from the beginning of the 20th century, the company developed body and hair soap, scented pastilles, ointments, brillantine, but also hair lotions inspired by its perfumes, Rêve d’Or, Pompeïa and Héliotrope Blanc, which are still available today. L.T. Piver’s offering is really generous, it is aimed at a wide range of customers, regardless of their purchasing power”, explains Nelly Chenelat. “ It’s a beauty and well-being perfumery,” adds Joëlle Lerioux. Strengthening and developing a unique heritage The royalty charge for qualifying items which achieve a hammer price of more than the UK sterling equivalent of €1,000, but less that the UK sterling equivalent of €50,000 is 4%. For qualifying items that sell for more than the UK sterling equivalent of €50,000 a sliding scale of royalty charges will apply. For a complete list of the royalty charges and threshold levels please refer to www.dacs.org.uk. There is no VAT payable on this royalty charge.

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First, a blast of cedar wood with a light, pleasant turpentine moment, then it settles down to be a very light wood scent with a touch of bergamot.

L.T. Piver claims that its Trèfle Incarnat perfume was the first to contain artificial essential oils.In 1896, Jacques Rouché, a technician and son-in-law to L.T. Piver, became administrator of the business. Rouché was convinced the the future of the business lay in the use of state of the art knowledge of chemistry and he hired Georges Darzens, a prominent chemist, to assist in product development. Cuir de Russie, St. Mary, Eau Triple Ethérée (still in production) and Eau de Cologne des Princes (also in production) Live online bidding is also available via Tennants Livewith an additional charge of 1.5% for this service. Please visit www.tennants.co.ukto register. The new products, on the other hand, will have a premium positioning, with the creation of extraits de parfumandnew fragrances. This is a fully-fledged creative effort, drawing on the brand's heritage, withJoëlle Lerioux committed to paraphrasing the olfactory signature of L.T. Piver, making sure not to betray its DNA and to preserve its quality. Older L.T. Piver scent bottle showing name of Michel Adam's original store, "A la Riene de Fleurs", on it's cap.

Every person on TENNANTS premises before, during or after a sale shall be deemed to be there at their own risk and shall have no claim against TENNANTS in respect of any injury they may sustain or any accident which may occur. The brand lived through the decades following the war by relying on the success of its famous hair lotions, which were derived from its perfumes. In 1967, the company was awarded the Legion of Honor for its longevity and the quality of its products. But, like many old brands, it never really returned to its glory days. In 1989, L.T. Piver was bought by the Franco-Algerian Amouyal family from the Rhône-Poulenc chemical group. I still remember the time when I noticed for myself that I appreciate perfumes with leather notes. Since then, I've been browsing the souk of some perfumes consistently for leathery options. In the process, I have discovered that this area is very complex. There are light, dark, suede, suede, chamois leather and so on. The spectrum goes from deeply smoky to floral, from adherent like tar to a fleeting encounter. The expensive solutions are not always the best; the Arabic region has a lot to offer here. Today it is supposed to be about a rather light scent from France, which I find appealing because of its idea, but which is clearly too sweet for me. L.T. Piver is a very old French perfume house comparable to Guerlain in that it served the Royalty of France in the 18th & 19th Centuries.

Piver is one of the oldest perfume houses in France, and you can read about its history in THIS ARTICLE. Counting all Piver and Coudray products, around 2 million perfume bottles are produced each year in this factory. 95% of this production is exported to the Caribbean and the Middle East markets. The success of Rêve d'Or alone is such that if the company only sold this fragrance they would still have a profit. This notion of blending is essential for the brand because it implies maturation or maceration times that impact the olfactory rendering of the perfume," explains Joëlle Lerioux, whom Nelly Chenelat has chosen as their in-house perfumer. Today L.T. Piver is located 9 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, Paris, from whence it offers contemporary versions of some of its classic fragrances. It also continues to operate through agencies throughout the world. In another room a wonderful smell was in the air. This was where a batch of tea rose essence was being transformed. The original is true Russian leather: birch tar with animalic civet, castoreum and ambergris, tied together with the darkest of musks, and only slightly lightened by tonka and amber. Truly masculine and truly great. By all means seek out vintage on this one. Avoid the re-issue at all costs.