Jean Patou commissioned jeweler Pierre Chaumet of Place Vendome in Paris to design a sumptuous collector's edition bottle for his newly launched perfume, 1000.
This luxury edition bottle is covered with vermeil cage work and adorned with "golden symphony of stones in every color calling out a thousand harmonies." The bottle is filled with genuine rock crystals and studded with semi-precious stones of onyx, coral, lapis lazuli and turquoise. The cabochon cut stones are artfully arranged to spell out the perfume's name, 1000, six times on the faces of the flacon. The stones fill the space of the numerals while pear shaped faux diamonds are scattered about. Height: 8.6 cm - Weight of gold: 145 g
Price for this monstrosity of extravagance: $12,000.
A miniature version was created to be worn as a pendant. Gross weight: 20 gr. - Height: 3.2cm
Connaissance des arts, 1974:
"What a lovely idea Jean Patou had to ask Chaumet, the great jeweler of Place Vendome, to dress his "greatest" in gold and precious stones: the infinitely precious "1000". Is it teasing? Is it inspirational? The jeweler's dream has taken on the appearance of a festive outfit, a turn of an evening dress in a way. This is how the precious 1000 bottle reaches a new dimension, all filigree in gold, while in a symphony of stones of all colors, "A high voice, a low voice, with a thousand harmonies," the name of 1000, repeated a thousand times, comes, haunting and sumptuous, to promise happiness, simply showing how beautiful it is. But the reverie of the artist possesses all the eloquence. Vermeil piece on a rock crystal background with coral, onyx, turquoise and lapis lazuli inlays, shaped and polished, illuminated by pear-shaped diamonds in cascade. The shimmers also evoke distant scents, fabulous fragrances, such as those of Chinese osmanthus..."
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