c1963 Kigu Powder Compact with Black Enamel and Rhinestones
Fantastic square goldtone Kigu compact, featuring a domed black enamel lid with deer and palm tree design. The goldtone deer has a faux ruby eye, and the silvertone palms are studded with clear rhinestones. Inside the compact, the square mirror is set behind a frame, on which is stamped...
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| 1940s Powder Compact with Arabian Scene by Vogue Vanities
We love the bright colours and bold design featured on this goldtone metal compact by British manufacturer Vogue Vanities. The company was in existence between the mid-1930s and the mid-1950s (when it was purchased by the makers of Stratton compacts). It appears likely that this particular...
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| c1935 7-Sided Non-Spill Powder Compact by Stratton
This striking compact is an example of an early vanity item produced in England by the firm of Jarrett, Rainsford & Laughton Ltd, owners of the Stratton name. Since 1923, the company had been importing components for compacts (usually from the United States) and assembling them into the...
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| 1930s/1940s Silver Italian Powder Compact
An unusual octagonal-shaped Italian silver compact, with elegant, engraved decoration. The entire outer casing is patterned, the design featuring flowers and curled leaves. The lip of the catch is stamped with two hallmarks, the first of which indicates the degree of silver purity (800). The...
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c1930s Yardley Powder Compact with Beauty Booklet
This gleaming compact carries the name of one of the oldest perfume and toiletries companies in the world - Yardley. In existence for over two hundred years, Yardley is considered a quintessentially English brand, with its most well-known scent being 'English Lavender'. The company resided for...
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| 1930s Six-Sided Double Compact by Houbigant
The French fragrance house of Houbigant was established in 1775 on the rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré in Paris; an early client was Queen Marie Antoinette, and patronage by various royal families continued throughout the nineteenth century. By the late 1920s, Houbigant had a base in the...
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1950s Revlon Compact with Hatbox-style Container
Whilst this compact is an attractive item in itself, we love the fact that it is accompanied by its striking and original box, complete with monogrammed Revlon tissue paper! The circular compact is of goldtone metal, and features a lid decorated with a raised laurel wreath and a crowned crest -...
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| 1950s Mother-of-Pearl Powder Compact by Marhill
This compact catches the eye, due to the shimmering mother-of-pearl decoration on its lid! It was produced by American company Marhill, which had a base on Fifth Avenue, New York. In addition to powder compacts, the company produced other vanity items (mirrors, comb and lipstick holders, etc),...
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