| 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 | ||||||
| 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 | |||
| 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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Perfume Intelligence - The Encyclopaedia of Perfume Where you are: Perfume Houses, Vol. C: Mary Chess Ltd
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