Vintage Italian .800 (nearly sterling) Silver Minaudière, Compact, Art Deco cavalier I will point out that

I will point out that in the casting or some time afterward

and gets more compliments than any painting we display these many years

The type you see here dates 19th century

normally found on the inside brass or bronze locking plate

Guerin & Company circa mid to late 1800s

Vintage Italian .800 (nearly sterling) Silver Minaudière, Compact, Art Deco cavalier I will point out thatFabulous vintage Italian hallmarked . 800 (nearly sterling) silver "minaudiere" or compact, a large heavy box with beveled mirror, faux tortoise comb, mechanical lipstick and covered powder compartment in a guilloche Art Deco style textured finish and wonderful condition! Vintage yes, fabulous for sure. This one was bought by us, actually Susan, in Zurich last time she was there. Italian origins though, the silversmith marks date to mid 1900s and are,