ESTEE LAUDER Cinnabar Parfum 15ml (1/2 fl.oz) Sealed bottle near mint box.

Vintage late 1970s to early 1980s. Mint condition save a minute, smaller than a grain of sand amount of paint loss at the very right hand foot of the box which can just be seen in the photos of the closed box. Due to value only being shipped via International Express.

A staggeringly beautiful, glossy, deepest terracotta 14cm (4.5") tall box with its understated nod to Imperial China is picked out in palest buttermilk, is highlighted in glossy golden paint & contains an astonishingly lovely 8.6cm ( 3") tall flat splash bottle which is 3.9cm ( 1.5") wide by 2cm (.6") deep.

It is not simply incredibly rare to find these untouched, it is unheard of, & to find one in this museum quality bottle is the stuff of dreams, & is dated to the late 1970s (possibly to its release) to early1980s so it is around 40 years old. 

The beyond beautiful tactile crystal bottle is topped with frosted stopper its designs taken from the intricate embroidery used in ancient China's Imperial Court & is tightly sealed with its original glossy golden metal thread, it is untouched & had never seen the light of day prior to taking photographs.