| UK A small up-market perfumery established in 1932 by Mrs Grace Mary
Chess Robinson, an American living in London (1878 to 1964). Associated
with long-established fragrance firm of Taylor of London; had outlet
in Park Avenue, New York. She created all her own perfumes using only
natural ingredients. Acquired in 1991 by The Fine Fragrances and Cosmetic
Group, London
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| Lilac | Mary Chess | 1931 |
Created especially for B Altman | |
| Desert Verbena | Mary Chess | 1932 |
Re-launched in 1962 | |
| White Lilac | Mary Chess | 1933 |
Presented in a bottle shaped as a chess 'knight' | |
| Chessman | Mary Chess | 1933 |
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| Tapestry | Mary Chess | 1934 |
An oriental fragrance. Presented in a bottle shaped as a chess 'bishop'. Re-launched in c1991. | |
| Autere | Mary Chess | 1935 |
Re-launched in c1980 | |
| Carnation | Mary Chess | 1935 |
Presented in a bottle shaped as a chess 'pawn' | |
| Heliotrope | Mary Chess | 1935 |
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| Floral Odeur | Mary Chess | 1935 |
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| Lily of the Valley | Mary Chess | 1935 |
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| Violet | Mary Chess | 1935 |
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| Woods at Night | Mary Chess | 1936 |
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| Elizabethan Perfume | Mary Chess | 1937 |
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| Cream Perfume | Mary Chess | 1937 |
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| Tuberose | Mary Chess | 1937 |
A floral toilet water. Re-launched in c1991 | |
| Yram | Mary Chess | 1938 |
An oriental fragrance. The name of the fragrance is Mary's name spelt backwards. Presented in a bottles shaped as a chess 'castle' and also in one shaped as a chess 'queen'. | |
| Chess Pieces | Mary Chess | 1938 |
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| The King of Chessmen | Mary Chess | 1940 |
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| Strategy | Mary Chess | 1942 |
An oriental parfum. Presented in a bottle shaped as a chess 'king' | |
| Song | Mary Chess | 1946 |
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| Chivalry | Mary Chess | 1949 |
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| Souvenir d’un Soir | Mary Chess | 1956 |
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| Black Knight | Mary Chess | 1959 |
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| Rose Geranium | Mary Chess | 1959 |
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| White Knight | Mary Chess | 1959 |
A parfum | |
| Tuilleries | Mary Chess | 1960 |
A woody floral fragrance | |
| Chess for Men | Mary Chess | 1977 |
In association with The Fine Fragrances and Cosmetic Group; a spicy edt | |
| Chess d’Or | Mary Chess | 1978 |
In association with The Fine Fragrances and Cosmetic Group; a floral parfum | |
| Autere | Mary Chess | 1980 |
Re-launch of the original | |
| Tapestry | Mary Chess | 1991 |
Re-orchestration of the original with modern ingredients, re-packaged and re-launched. | |
| Tuberose | Mary Chess | 1991 |
Re-orchestration of the original with modern ingredients, re-packaged and re-launched. | |
| Jasmine | Mary Chess | A parfum | ||
| Lazy Mary | Mary Chess | |||
| Our English Rose | Mary Chess | |||
| Sandalwood | Mary Chess | A parfum | ||
| Tea Rose | Mary Chess | A parfum | ||
| Chess Cavalier | Mary Chess | |||
| Chess Fou | Mary Chess | |||
| Chess Reine | Mary Chess | |||
| Chess Roi | Mary Chess | |||
| Chess Tour | Mary Chess | |||
| Don’t Tell | Mary Chess | |||
| Gardenia | Mary Chess | A parfum | ||
| Golden Court | Mary Chess | |||
| Mary Chess | Mary Chess | |||
| Verbena | Mary Chess | |||
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