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Antique American Silver Gold Emerald Art Deco Compact Provenance Lady Quayle

£345.00

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Bibelotslondon Ltd is a UK registered company based in London Bridge dealing in ephemera and curiosities from Britain and around the world. Our diverse inventory is carefully chosen and constantly evolving. We work very hard to offer the highest quality works at competitive prices. Our inventory is listed online, and we strive to keep our website completely up to date, so our customers can easily check availability. We believe in offering clients items that are unique and rare for aficionados of the antique and collector's world. Bibelot is a late nineteenth century word derived from the French word bel ‘beautiful’, meaning a small item of beauty, curiosity or interest. The word ephemera is derived from the sixteenth century Greek word ephmera meaning a printed or hand written paper not meant to be retained for a long period of time.


Fine antique American Art Deco silver rectangular compact case with reeded and chevron banded decoration, the cover with two pairs of gold mounted emerald cut blue stones, opens and closes 
tightly with a black push button stone, stamped STERLING and 14K to the lid. Provenance Lady Dorothy Quayle nee Hyson (1914-1996), daughter Rosanna. Quayle was the wife of the actor Sir Anthony Quayle. She was an American film and stage actress who worked largely in England. During World War II she worked as a cryptographer at Bletchley Park.

Size of Case: 7 x 5 x 1.5 cm approx
Weight of Case: 101g approx

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Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

Material: Silver

Product Type: Compacts

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