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ANTIQUE ART DECO Watrous Sterling Silver COIN DANCE PURSE COMPACT Hammered

$ 92.4

Availability: 14 in stock
  • Maker: Watrous
  • Condition: The only damage I see is a dent on the back - other than age!
  • Time Period Manufactured: Pre-1930

    Description

    Antique Watrous Sterling Silver  COIN  DANCE  PURSE COMPACT
    On the front, it is engraved - "Deziree"  -  inside of a rectangle.
    It is Hammered.
    On the inside it is stamped with a Watrous maker's mark,
    looks something like this:
    "(W"
    and    Sterling Silver
    and    765   (maybe 765 is a design number?)
    Has a place for your dance card, two coin slots held in place by springs,
    an intact mirror including the backing of the mirror (not sure what material this is) and a place for your powder.
    It belonged to an older friend of my mother's who was born in 1914.
    Measurements:  3-1/2"  x  2-3/8"  x  11/16" thick
    with a chain of about 12-1/2" long
    Weighs
    110 grams   or   3.9 ounces
    The only damage I see is a dent on the back - other than age!
    Watrous Mfg. Co
    Wallingford, Connecticut
    1896 - present
    Began Sterling line in the 1920's
    12282.150