A couture house at 93 & 98 boulevard
Hausmann, Paris; an importer of oriental wares; obscure beginnings,
established c1895 by Vitaldi Babani, his son Maurice became the second
Parisian couturier to launch a perfume in 1919
Afghani
Maurice Babani
1919
Sub-titled 'Parfum Afghan'
Yasmak
Maurice Babani
1919
Named after the veil worn by Moslem women; sub-titled 'Parfum Syrien'
Ambré de Delhi
Maurice Babani
1919
Presented in a squared gilt bottle designed by Maurice Depinoix and made by C Depinoix et Fils
Chypre Egyptienne
Maurice Babani
1919
Presented in an oval bottle designed by Maurice Dépinoix and made by C Dépinoix et Fils, with a pair of gryphons with intertwined necks in black on the face
Hindou
Maurice Babani
1920
Ligeia
Maurice Babani
1920
Ming
Maurice Babani
1920
Œillet Du Japan
Maurice Babani
1920
Parfum Persian
Maurice Babani
1920
Chinoise
Maurice Babani
1920
Giardini
Maurice Babani
1920
Presented in a bottle made by C Depinoix et Fils
Saigon
Maurice Babani
1920
Secret de Babani
Maurice Babani
1920
Shogun
Maurice Babani
1920
Alternative spelling 'Shogum'
Fleurs d’Annan
Maurice Babani
1921
Dai-Mo
Maurice Babani
1921
Presented in a bottle designed by Maurice Depinoix
Gougouki
Maurice Babani
1923
Nandita
Maurice Babani
1925
Presented in a bottle designed and made by C Depinoix et Fils
Parfum de Manille
Maurice Babani
1925
Rose Gullistan
Maurice Babani
1925
À Blend
Maurice Babani
1925
Ecaille Blonde
Maurice Babani
1925
Abdulla
Maurice Babani
1926
Presented in a bottle by C Depinoix et Fils
Chypre
Maurice Babani
1926
Extrait D’Ambre Gris
Maurice Babani
1926
Just a Dash
Maurice Babani
1928
Japonais
Maurice Babani
1930
Pin Fleur
Maurice Babani
1930
A floral fragrance
Gullistan
Maurice Babani
1930
Jasmin de Corée
Maurice Babani
1930
(Korean Jasmine)
Pao-Pe
Maurice Babani
1937
Gardenia
Maurice Babani
1937
Presented in an ‘Art-Déco’ flacon designed by Souligné