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Robert Bush Antiques has dated this piece to the Edwardian era.
Between dances she could flip open the compact in the upper section and check her looks in the mirror and apply powder if she felt like it and if she felt she needed freshening up she could open the bottom part and there would be her perfume .
It’s 3 1/4” (8 cms) long x 1 1/2” 4 cms) across and I would say the silk handle is entirely original but the tassel at the bottom, although having obviously been there for a long time, may have been replaced at some time as it is a slightly different colour to the handle which may have faded a little from the original.
It has the maker’s mark for Cornelius Desormeaux Saunders & James Francis Hollings Shepherd who worked at Bartlett’s Passage Holborn Circus London and were first registered at that address in 1893 - they were famous for making silver boxes, buckles, compacts and lockets.
This lovely item will come in a gift box with a certificate of authenticity.
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Robert Bush Antiques has dated this piece to the Edwardian era.
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Antique Edwardian Sterling Silver Ladies Clutch Compact / Perfume 1904
