Boadicea the Victorious Valiant

The Bottle

Valiant swaps the usual knotwork-led centre for two rearing horses, giving Boadicea’s familiar circular bottle a heroic character. Pale yellow-gold liquid shows through the broad, flattened body, while the large emblem sits inside a braided circular border. The narrow neck and wide ridged cap are treated in warm gold tones, creating a direct, decorative finish. It’s a little theatrical, but the proportions are pleasing and the horses are easy to recognise. This is one of the house’s more successful departures from its usual interlaced centre.

Original or Clone

The bottle gives Valiant a strong case over an interpretation: its broad, flattened body and oversized horse medallion make the object unusually distinctive. The apparent gold-colored finish and ridged cap reinforce that presence without inviting claims about materials. Christian Provenzano’s credited authorship adds a second, concrete distinction. With three houses making interpretations, we find the original worth buying when its bottle and named perfumer matter.