"Rectangular Gold Pill Box Early 20th Century"
Small 18 carat gold powder compact, rectangular in shape with hinges, comprising two compartments and a frosted mirror. The lid features a small painting centred on an oval from which radiates a bundle of oblique lines. The whole is bordered by a frieze of acanthus leaves alternating on each corner with a larger leaf. Same decoration for the base without the central medallion with a radiation of oblique bundles oriented in a corner of the frame. The sides are striated with sinusoidal bands. On one side a small plant motif in a circle recalls the central medallion.Head of a Greek doctor in hexagon and number 3, Paris from 1838.
Chips on the edge of the mirror and scratches on the base.
Weight: 86 g.
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