195
195
Compacts, set of four
Compacts, set of four
c. 1935
enamel on polished metal, mirrored glass largest: ¼ h × 2 w × 3⅛ d in (1 × 5 × 8 cm) smallest: ½ h × 2¼ w × 2⅝ d in (1 × 6 × 7 cm)
enamel on polished metal, mirrored glass largest: ¼ h × 2 w × 3⅛ d in (1 × 5 × 8 cm) smallest: ½ h × 2¼ w × 2⅝ d in (1 × 6 × 7 cm)
estimate: $800–1,000
Lot includes one Czechoslovakian compact, one Japanese compact, one compact produced by Rowenta and one compact produced by Elgin. Impressed manufacturer's mark to interior of three examples ‘Made in Japan', 'Rowenta Foreign' and 'E.A.M.’.
literature: Art Deco Collectibles: Fashionable Objects from the Jazz Age, Capstick-Dale, pg. 174