ON THE SCENT

WHERE TO SEE BOTTLES

"Heavenly Scent" will be showing at the Royal College of Art, London from 24 Mar-17 April; Hunterian Museum, Glasgow from 12 May-23 June; Brighton Museum and Art Gallery from 21 Jul-27 Aug; and then will travel through the autumn and next spring to Cardiff, Manchester and Glasgow .

WHERE TO BUY BOTTLES

Gayla Aytac, 58-60 Kensington Church Street, London W8 (0171-376 2652).

Street markets and car boot sales.

RECOMMENDED READING

The Art of Perfume: discovering and collecting perfume bottles, by Christie Mayer Lefkowith (Thames and Hudson, £29.95) is a magnificently illustrated survey of 20th-century perfume bottles.

Scent Bottles, by Alexandra Walker (Shire Publications, £2.25).