April 16, 2024
ART DECO VINTAGE COMPACT AND LIPSTICK SET STERLING EARLY 1900'S HAND CARVED
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THIS LISTING IS FOR A VERY RARE VINTAGE SILVER HAND ENGRAVED COMPACT AND LIPSTICK SET SOLD BY “THE BROADWAY OF CALIFORNIA” A DEPARTMENT STORE CHAIN LOCATED IN CALIFORNIA AND FOUNDED IN 1896. THIS IS A MATCHED SET IN ITS ORIGINAL SILVER CLOTH CONTAINER. CIRCA EARLY 1900’S. THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT THIS SET IS THE MOST EXQUISITE SET I HAVE EVER SEEN. BOTH THE COMPACT AND THE LIPSTICK HOLDER ARE MADE OF .800 SILVER. NO SACRIFICE TO DETAIL ON THE INTRICATELY HAND ENGRAVED FLORAL THEMED DESIGN COVERING BOTH PIECES. THERE IS NO WEAR OR TARNISHING TO THE OUTSIDE OF EITHER OF THESE PIECES. BOTH PIECES ARE COMPLETELY FUNCTONAL WITH NO ISSUES NOTED. THE POWDER COMPACT IS A 2 3/8” SQUARE AND IS IN NEAR MINT USED CONDITON. THERE IS NO DAMAGE, WEAR OR TARNISHING TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE COMPACT. THE HEAVY BEVELED MIRROR HAS ONE SMALL SPOT IN THE LOWER LEFT HAND CORNER WHERE THE TINNING IS MISSING. THE LATCHES ON THE COMPACT WORK PERFECTLY AND THE COMPACT OPENS AND CLOSES NICELY. HINGES FULLY INTACT WITH NO ISSUES NOTED. THE COMPACT INCLUDES THE ORIGINAL “USED” POWDER PUFF AND SCREEN. YOU CAN STILL SMELL THE LOVELY SMELL OF THE POWDER THIS COMPACT ONCE CONTAINED. NO MARKINGS FOUND ON THE COMPACT. THE LIPSTICK HOLDER MEASURES JUST SLIGHTLY UNDER 2 ¾” TALL AND IS A ¾” WIDE SQUARE. THIS PIECE IS IN VERY GOOD USED CONDITION. THERE IS NO DAMAGE, WEAR
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