Exceedingly rare hard to find Guerlain Jicky by Guerlain. The bottle is almost full, the liquid has suffered only a small amount of evaporation. This is truly a collector’s dream! Bottom marked “Guerlain” “Bottle made in France” “IP”. Created by Aimé Guerlain in 1889, Jicky was the world’s first modern perfume. It was completely unisex and incorporated both natural ingredients and the newly discovered synthetics: coumarin and vanillin. As a fougere, it’s main accord is a contrast of astringent lavender, bright citrus, and dusty oakmoss. Jicky also famously contains an inordinate amount of civet. Civet is a glandular secretion obtained from the African civet cat. Its scent is fecal when concentrated; but sweet when dilute. Jicky became the fragrance worn by dandies and was reportedly a favorite of a young Sean Connery. The original flacon takes the shape of a 19th Century pharmacy jar, while the quadrilobe stopper resembles a champagne cork.