299
299
Compacts, set of three
Compacts, set of three
c. 1938
enamel on silvered metal, mirrored glass ½ h × 3¼ w × 2⅜ d in (1 × 8 × 6 cm) ⅜ h × 3½ w × 2⅜ d in (1 × 9 × 6 cm) ⅜ h × 2¾ w × 2¾ d in (1 × 7 × 7 cm)
enamel on silvered metal, mirrored glass ½ h × 3¼ w × 2⅜ d in (1 × 8 × 6 cm) ⅜ h × 3½ w × 2⅜ d in (1 × 9 × 6 cm) ⅜ h × 2¾ w × 2¾ d in (1 × 7 × 7 cm)
estimate: $800–1,000
Lot includes compact produced by Volupte, one American compact and one German example. Impressed manufacturer's mark to interior of two examples ‘Volupte, U.S.A.' and 'Princess Made in Czechoslovakia’.
literature: Art Deco Collectibles: Fashionable Objects from the Jazz Age, Capstick-Dale, pg. 175