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A fine, fun, and funky assortment for discerning collectors.
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A fine, fun, and funky assortment for discerning collectors.

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Sterling Guilloche Scenic Compact With Lovers

$265 USDSterling Guilloche Scenic Compact With Lovers

Collectibles:Vanity Items:Compact:Sterling:Enamel
This is a gorgeous sterling enamel compact with a scenic center medallion. The body of the compact has an allover blue guilloche enamel layer over detailed engine turned sterling. In the center of the hinged lid is a round enameled scene of a courting couple. This medallion has the tiniest and most delicate little gold rosettes around the outer edge. They look like little sun rays radiating from the lovers. Inside, the compact is gilded. The original mirror is set inside the lid. It is marked in ...
Estee Lauder Youth Dew Solid Perfume Cameo Compact

$16 USDEstee Lauder Youth Dew Solid Perfume Cameo Compact

Collectibles:Vanity Items:Solid Perfume Compact:Estee Lauder
This is an Estee Lauder Youth Dew solid perfume compact with a white and carnelian color cameo lid. The body of the compact is bright gold tone with black enamel details. It measures 2-7/8” x 1-5/8”. On the back is a gold foil label. Excellent condition. The perfume has been used. There is still some around the edges. There is some “green” here and there.
Vintage Celluloid Nouveau Style Moth Hair Clip

$24 USDVintage Celluloid Nouveau Style Moth Hair Clip

Collectibles:Vanity Items:Hair Clip
This is a great vintage plastic hair clip in the shape an Art Nouveau inspired moth. The plastic feels like celluloid. It is predominantly light jade green with some cream color peeking though on the high spots. It has brass hair clip findings. It measures almost 2-3/4” long (not measuring the extended brass clip) x 1-1/4”. It has a few minor scratches. Clips and holds well.
1914 Sterling Compact Carry-All Beautiful Hand Engraving

$169 USD1914 Sterling Compact Carry-All Beautiful Hand Engraving

Collectibles:Vanity Items:Compacts:Carry-all:Sterling
This is a sterling silver carryall purse with beautiful hand engraving. One side is completely engraved with flowers and flourishes. In the center is a crest with the date 1914. The back is engraved with a large 3 letter monogram. The inside has 2 coin holders, a compartment for powder, and a side for cigarettes (I assume). It is stamped inside - Sterling N&H (Nussbaum & Hunold). The purse section measures 3-3/8” x 2-3/8” x a little less than ¾” thick. The chain handle measures 12-1/4” from end ...
Revlon Intimate Solid Perfume Compact Large Shell Necklace

$30 USDRevlon Intimate Solid Perfume Compact Large Shell Necklace

Collectibles:Vanity Items:Solid Perfume Compact:Revlon
This is a Revlon Intimate solid perfume compact necklace. It is a large gold tone shell on a chain. The piece that holds the perfume is held into the shell through tension. The perfume is still inside the compact. The original gold foil label is attached to the bottom. It reads – Intimate, Solid Perfume, Net Wt 1/8 oz., Revlon, N.Y. 10022. The shell measures 2-1/2” wide x 2-3/8” long. The chain is 18” long. It is quite weighty. Condition: there are a couple of marks in the perfume, some green ...
Petit Point Floral Tapestry Style Compact by Lin Bren

$24 USDPetit Point Floral Tapestry Style Compact by Lin Bren

Collectibles:Vanity Items:Compact:Lin Bren:Petit Point
This is a lovely vintage Lin-Bren petit point compact. The needle work features a bouquet of flowers on a taupe background with a black and gold border. The colors look very similar to those found in antique tapestries. The back of the compact is covered with black satin. It is marked around the edge of the mirror - Patent Lin-Bren 2425540. It measures 3-3/8” in diameter. Condition: very good. No spotting or wear to the mirror, minor rubbing where the button is pushed in to release the lid, ...
Richard Hudnut Powder Rouge Lipstick Compact in Box

$75 USDRichard Hudnut Powder Rouge Lipstick Compact in Box

Collectibles:Vanity Items:Compact:Richard Hudnut
This vintage Richard Hudnut compact is red and white cold painted enamel on gold plated brass. Inside are a covered powder and uncovered dry rouge. The rouge palette is upside down in its compartment – presumably so it won’t rub on the puff. Both puffs are held in place by little metal tabs. Next to the rouge is a thin lipstick keeper that slides in and out. The compact is signed on the mirror frame. It also reads Made in the USA. It measures 3-1/8” x 2-1/8”. The compact is in the original box. ...
Compact Engraved MOTHER Elgin American with Box Sleeve Pamphlet

$36 USDCompact Engraved MOTHER Elgin American with Box Sleeve Pamphlet

Collectibles:Vanity Items:Compact:Elgin
This is a great vintage Elgin American “Mother” compact. It is brushed gold tone with shiny engraved flourishes and flowers. In the center the word “Mother” was thoughtfully engraved. Included are the dark burgundy cotton flannel sleeve/bag, a little folded paper pamphlet, and the Elgin American box with cardboard display stand. The compact measures 2-3/8” in diameter. Condition: the compact has been lightly used, minor light scratches to the outside, the mirror is spotty from age, the pamphlet ...
Rare 1930s Henriette Jack-In-The-Box Compact with Rhinestone Enamel Cigarette

$65 USDRare 1930s Henriette Jack-In-The-Box Compact with Rhinestone Enamel Cigarette

Collectibles:Vanity Items:Compact:Henriette:Jack In The Box
This is a rare vintage Henriette “Jack-in-the-Box” compact. On the lid is a 3-dimensional lit rhinestone jeweled & enameled cigarette. The smoke is curling up and spelling out the name Janet. The sides of the case are made of expandable gold tone leather bellows. This style of compact is listed in Laura Mueller's Collector’s Encyclopedia of Compacts, page 219. No value is listed as it is considered quite rare. Mueller’s book also carries a copy of a Harper’s Bazaar ad dated 1937. It measures 3” ...
Rare 1941 Henriette Gambling Ball Compact with Dice Book Piece

$95 USDRare 1941 Henriette Gambling Ball Compact with Dice Book Piece

Collectibles:Vanity Items:Compact:Henriette:Ball
This vintage Henriette gambling theme compact is quite a little rarity! It is their classic ball shaped compact but this one has a pair of dice inside the clear plastic lid. The green die and cream die sit on a shiny silver tone surface. This compact is listed in Laura Mueller's Collector’s Encyclopedia of Compacts volume II, page 244. (Valued at $200.-$250.) Compact dates to 1941. Inside the lid is a mirror. The bottom section has a lever-release panel that covers the powder well. The original ...
Vintage "Florentine" Leather Book Shaped Raquel Compact

$46 USDVintage "Florentine" Leather Book Shaped Raquel Compact

Collectibles:Vanity Items:Compact:Leather Book:Raquel
This is a fun vintage “Florentine” leather book shaped compact. The brown leather has gold leaf details on the front and the side. The book name Raquel is printed down the spine. The body of the compact is brass. The bottom section has 2 wells, one for powder and one for rouge. The wells are somewhat loose and they can be removed – perhaps they are not original to the compact. The top of the compact opens when a button on the side is slid up. The compact measures 3” x 2-1/8” x almost ½” thick. I ...
Sterling Quilted Lid Compact by Majestic

$55 USDSterling Quilted Lid Compact by Majestic

Collectibles:Vanity Items:Compact:Sterling
This is an oval sterling silver Majestic compact with a quilted style lid. It releases with a simple press of the button. Inside the lid is the original mirror which has a couple of very tiny dark spots and a hint of faint haze. The back near the hinge is stamped Sterling Majestic U.S.A. It measures just under 3” x 2-1/4” x ½” thick. There is no strainer or puff. I suspect that the strainer was one of those loose card board edged pressure fit kind. Condition: some spots of stubborn tarnish, ...
SALE PENDING Vintage Bird Nest Speckled Eggs Max Factor Hypnotique Solid Perfume Compact

$30 USD Sale PendingSALE PENDING Vintage Bird Nest Speckled Eggs Max Factor Hypnotique Solid Perfume Compact

Collectibles:Vanity Items:Solid Perfume Compact:Max Factor
This is a Max Factor Hypnotique Spring Song solid perfume compact. It is a gold tone bird on a nest tending her three speckled eggs. The little blue “velvet” on plastic base is included. There is no lid for the base. The perfume is still inside the compact. The original gold foil label is attached to the bottom. It reads – Hypnotique, Spring Song, Creme Perfume Compact, Net Wt. .11 oz., Max Factor, Hollywood Calif 90028, London Paris, Blended in USA. Condition: the perfume has some finger ...
SALE PENDING Tiny Pretty Vintage Floral Mosaic Box Raised Design Around Edges

$26 USD Sale PendingSALE PENDING Tiny Pretty Vintage Floral Mosaic Box Raised Design Around Edges

Collectibles:Vanity Items:Mosaic Box
This is a lovely vintage glass mosaic box with a black border around a center of flowers. The body of the box is silver tone with a detailed raised design around the outside edges. It measures 1-3/16” x 13/16” x 5/8”. The underside is stamped Italy (a bit of a blurry stamping). Condition: there is some red discoloration inside the box – I suspect that it was used for rouge or lipstick at one time.
SALE PENDING FOR BRAD - Sterling & Enamel Perfume Flask or Miniature Bottle Engraved Louise

$85 USD Sale PendingSALE PENDING FOR BRAD - Sterling & Enamel Perfume Flask or Miniature Bottle Engraved Louise

Collectibles:Vanity Items:Perfume Bottle:Sterling:Enamel
This beautiful little perfume flask is sterling silver with 4 panels of blue guilloche enamel. In the center the name Louise is engraved. The edges are decorated with a design similar a Greek Key. The corners have what look like lotus blossoms. The top unscrews and pulls out to reveal the perfume dauber. I find no marks on the flask but it has been tested and it is sterling silver. It measures approximately 1-1/2” long x 7/8” wide x 3/8” across the top of the lid (the thickest section). ...
 
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