Powder Boxes

Vintage 1940s Black Enamel On Brass Powder Box With Original Sifter, Hand Painted Design Of Two Pheasant-Type Birds on Lid

Vintage 1940s Black Enamel On Brass Powder Box With Original Sifter, Hand Painted Design Of Two Pheasant-Type Birds on Lid
Vintage 1940s Black Enamel On Brass Powder Box With Original Sifter, Hand Painted Design Of Two Pheasant-Type Birds on Lid
Vintage 1940s Black Enamel On Brass Powder Box With Original Sifter, Hand Painted Design Of Two Pheasant-Type Birds on Lid
Vintage 1940s Black Enamel On Brass Powder Box With Original Sifter, Hand Painted Design Of Two Pheasant-Type Birds on Lid
Vintage 1940s Black Enamel On Brass Powder Box With Original Sifter, Hand Painted Design Of Two Pheasant-Type Birds on Lid
Vintage 1940s Black Enamel On Brass Powder Box With Original Sifter, Hand Painted Design Of Two Pheasant-Type Birds on Lid
Vintage 1940s Black Enamel On Brass Powder Box With Original Sifter, Hand Painted Design Of Two Pheasant-Type Birds on Lid
Vintage 1940s Black Enamel On Brass Powder Box With Original Sifter, Hand Painted Design Of Two Pheasant-Type Birds on Lid
Vintage 1940s Black Enamel On Brass Powder Box With Original Sifter, Hand Painted Design Of Two Pheasant-Type Birds on Lid
Vintage 1940s Black Enamel On Brass Powder Box With Original Sifter, Hand Painted Design Of Two Pheasant-Type Birds on Lid

Vintage 1940s Black Enamel On Brass Powder Box With Original Sifter, Hand Painted Design Of Two Pheasant-Type Birds on Lid

Here is an interesting find - an unusual little powder box, made of brass with a black enamel lid and base. The lid has a hand-painted gold design of two pheasant type birds with long fancy tails feathers. This has faded a little over the years but is still pretty and very appealing.

The brass powder pot measures 7cms in diameter x approx. 1.8cms high (that's 2 3/4" x just under 3/4") i have no information regarding who manufactured this, but it is very unusual and very collectible. The early powder boxes from the 1920s and 1930s are often quite deep to take a quantity of loose powder.

This one has its original sifter which appears to be unused, but is coming slightly adrift around the tab bit of the edge. (just a tiny dab of glue will fix this). I think this dates from around the mid-late 1940s - it has a less lux feel compared to the fine chrome or silver art deco metal powder compacts from the 1920s/30s era, so it's probable that this came from the middle or far east as a cheap import during or just after the war perhaps. It's a charming piece of ephemeral cosmetics and beautyware from a time of great hardship for everyone.

This item is made of black enamel and brass, mesh sifter.
Vintage 1940s Black Enamel On Brass Powder Box With Original Sifter, Hand Painted Design Of Two Pheasant-Type Birds on Lid