Houbigant

Paris perfume house that supplied Marie-Antoinette; Fougère Royale (1882) gave its name to a scent family.

Jean-François Houbigant opened a perfume shop in Paris and sold gloves, powder and scents. He had clients at court and later Napoleon.

Fougère Royale of 1882 gave its name to a whole family of scents, the fougère. The house has changed owners several times and survives.

The name on the label and cut-glass bottles.

• Perfume bottles