Severem by Jovoy c1923

Severem by Jovoy: launched in 1923. The word "severem" means "I love it" in several languages: Uzbek, Azerbaijani, and Tajik.

Fragrance Composition:

So what does it smell like? It is classified as an oriental fragrance for women.

• Top notes: bergamot
• Middle notes: jasmine, rose, spices
• Base notes: musk, sandalwood, ambergris, oakmoss, vanilla, incense

Bottle:

Severem was housed inside of a clear molded glass bottle, polished, representing a dromedary in a sitting position, stopper located on the hump, in frosted clear glass, representing a Bedouin. Base is molded with "by Lordonnois 1922 France". Marcel Prosper Lordonnois was a French sculptor and medallist, born at Paris, was a pupil of Mouchon, F. Vernon and Kluge.

The bottle sported a gold foil label decorated with the star and crescent motif along the edges, and was housed in a black satin presentation box.

Bottles stand 3" tall, 3.5" tall, 4" tall and 5 5/8" tall.

I know the bottle came in 1 2/3 ounce size and a 2 ounce size, I am unsure the other sizes for the parfum. The toilet water was 8 oz.

Severem (in 2 oz bottle) was being sold for $12.50 in 1924, a quite expensive sum at the time, which would according to an inflation calculator be equivalent to $190.01 in 2019.. Another retailer that year sold them for $8.88 ($134.98 in 2019) during a three day sale only, still pretty expensive.

 

Fate of the Fragrance:

Discontinued. Still being sold in 1929.

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