Powder Compact
1930-1940 (made)
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In terms of luxury items, for some the cigarette case, the compact and the vanity case became the successors of the gold box.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Gold and silver; the catch set with diamonds and cabochon rubies |
| Brief description | Gold and silver; the catch set with diamonds and cabochon rubies, France, Paris, 1930-40; made for Ostertag by Zundel Lipec |
| Physical description | Gold and silver rectangular compact decorated with bands of vertical and short horizontal lines; the catch set with diamonds and cabochon rubies |
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| Credit line | The Bettine, Lady Abingdon Collection, bequeathed by Mrs T.R.P. Hole |
| Object history | The Bettine, Lady Abingdon Collection, bequeathed by Mrs T.R.P. Hole |
| Summary | In terms of luxury items, for some the cigarette case, the compact and the vanity case became the successors of the gold box. |
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| Accession number | M.161&A-1987 |
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| Record created | April 29, 2008 |
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