Compacts, Mirror, Perfume Vanity Fashion Accessories

Maker: Various including Evans, Coty, Thorens, and Lov-Lor 

Type: Various including compact, mirror, purse, perfume bottle, etc.

Dimensions: 15 x 7 in.

Weight: Varies

Condition: Surface wear consistent with age and use. Some items exhibit tarnish, discoloration, residue, missing components, or wear from storage and handling.

1. Volupté engine-turned brass compact - Includes powder puff and pink powder.

2. Mother-of-pearl mosaic powder compact - Inside includes pink powder.

3. Paris de Coty perfume holder with perfume bottle - Scratches and patina on metal. No liquid in bottle.

4. Carved rose mother of pearl lipstick holder with mirror - Does not include lipstick. Some scratches on metal.

5. Gold-tone Art Deco hand mirror - Scratches on metal and mirror.

6. Silver powder box - Scratches on metal, includes powder puff.

7. Mondaine vanity makeup compact - Include blush and powder puffs.

8. Elgin American musical powder box - Scratches and patina on metal. Includes powder puff.

9. Gold-tone travel writing instrument (compact pen) - No visible damage.

10. Group of three black hair sticks and rhinestone hairpins - Some holes/chips on the hairpins.

11. Black woven evening purse - No visible damage.

12. Metallic mesh evening bag with interior mirror - Some rhinestones missing, scratches on internal mirror.

13. White satin brassiere lingerie accessory - Some discoloration, no tears.

14. Richard Hudnut Art Deco green enamel compact - Scratches, patina and residue on metal and mirror.

    These items have not been verified; brands are stated based on information available.

Additional Information: This vintage vanity collection features an attractive assortment of mid-20th century ladies' dressing table and evening accessories highlighted by a Richard Hudnut Art Deco green enamel compact dating to the late 1920s–1930s. The compact displays the geometric styling for which the American cosmetics company became known during the Art Deco period. Also included is a Volupté engine-turned brass compact manufactured in New York during the 1940s–1950s, representative of one of America's premier makers of luxury vanity accessories, along with a mother-of-pearl mosaic powder compact. Also, a Paris de Coty perfume holder with bottle.

Completing the vanity ensemble are a Mondaine vanity makeup compact, a gold-tone Art Deco hand mirror, a silver powder box, Carved rose mother of pearl lipstick holder with mirror, an Elgin American musical powder box, and a compact gold-tone travel writing instrument. The collection also includes an assortment of vintage personal accessories consisting of decorative black hair sticks and rhinestone hairpins, a black woven evening purse, a metallic mesh evening bag with a mirror inside, and a white satin brazier lingerie accessory. Together these pieces reflect the elegance of women's vanity and evening fashions from the 1930s through the 1950s, showcasing the craftsmanship and design of well-known cosmetic and accessory manufacturers of the period.