Bottles That "Steel" Your Heart

IPBA 26th Annual Convention To Be Held in Pittsburgh, Pa., May 1 To 4

April 14, 2014

The International Perfume Bottle Association (IPBA) is celebrating their 26th annual convention in Pittsburgh, Pa., from Thursday to Sunday, May 1 to 4. "We plan on taking the city by storm and "steel" your heart with our incredible events and breathtaking perfume bottles," stated Jeffrey Sanfilippo, IPBA president. "We are in love with the fact that Pittsburgh is so rich in glass history and feel we fit right in with our fascination of beautiful perfume bottles. Members are very excited and some are coming from as far away as France, Portugal and Switzerland."
One of the highlights of the convention will be an exquisite perfume bottle auction on Friday evening, May 2, with Nicholas Dawes, Antiques Roadshow celebrity, as auctioneer. Gorgeous perfume bottles will be up for bid and when the hammer comes down, members won't be surprised to see many of the bottles sell for thousands of dollars. The IPBA hosts the longest running specialty auction of perfume bottles in the U.S., and the public is invited to attend this free event.
"We are really thrilled about our Keynote Speaker, one of Pittsburgh's local celebrities, Anne Madarasz, from the Heinz History Museum and author of ‘Glass Shattering Notions,’" said Deborah Washington, conventions chair and organizer of the event. "We look forward to many entertaining presentations, but also plan on seeing the sights such as Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater, taking a cruise on the Gateway Clipper and (going on) a walking tour of the area churches and buildings to view their Tiffany stained-glass windows."
The fun will kick off Thursday evening with many events open to the public from Friday night to Sunday at noon. It's an amazing experience to see a show room filled with fabulous perfume bottles. A free learning program called “Collecting Perfume Bottles 101” will be offered on Saturday, May 3, from 2:15 to 3:15 p.m. There will be door prizes, refreshments, a starter packet, and the lecture will be followed by gratis entry into the exhibit hall show and sale.
The IPBA knows how to put together a superb, fun-filled and educational convention.
For more information, visit www.perfumebottles.org.

 

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