Vintage Italian .800 (nearly sterling) Silver Minaudière, Compact, Art Deco cavalier I see no loss of

I see no loss of brass inlay other than a strip from an inside well lid

the Gare d'Orsay (now the Musée d'Orsay)

and this one is in very good form for age and type

and gets more compliments than any painting we display these many years

The type you see here dates 19th century

Vintage Italian .800 (nearly sterling) Silver Minaudière, Compact, Art Deco cavalier I see no loss ofFabulous vintage Italian hallmarked . 800 (nearly sterling) silver "minaudiere" or compact, a large heavy box with beveled mirror, faux tortoise comb, mechanical lipstick and covered powder compartment in a guilloche Art Deco style textured finish and wonderful condition! Vintage yes, fabulous for sure. This one was bought by us, actually Susan, in Zurich last time she was there. Italian origins though, the silversmith marks date to mid 1900s and are,