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VINTAGE 1920s POMPEIAN BLOOM ROUGE COMPACT ART NOUVEAU FLOWERS "ORIENTAL" SHADE

$ 13.19

Availability: 34 in stock
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Time Period Manufactured: Pre-1930
  • Condition: THE CASE IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION WITH SOME TARNISH AROUND THE SIDES. ROUGE AND PUFF ARE USED. THE MIRROR IS EXCELLENT AND SHOWS A CLEAR IMAGE.
  • Modified Item: No

    Description

    ANTIQUE VINTAGE 1920's BRASS ROUGE COMPACT WITH AN ARTISTIC ART NOUVEAU DESIGN ON THE LID. IT'S INSCRIBED ON THE BACK "POMPEIAN BLOOM" AND "MADE IN U.S.A." WITH A PAPER LABEL IN THE CENTER MARKED "ORIENTAL" WHICH IS THE ROUGE SHADE THAT WAS INTRODUCED IN 1926. AS MENTIONED ABOVE IN CONDITION DETAILS, THE ROUGE AND PUFF ARE USED, BUT THERE IS STILL ROUGE LEFT. T
    HE COMPACT MEASURES 1.5" IN DIAMETER, ABOUT THE SIZE OF A SILVER DOLLAR.
    THE POMPEIAN MANUFACTURING COMPANY BEGAN IN 1901 WITH A POPULAR MASSAGE CREAM AND EXPANDED TO COSMETICS IN THE EARLY 1920's. POMPEIAN BLOOM WAS THE ROUGE LINE AND CAME IN SHADES OF LIGHT, DARK, MEDIUM, ORANGE (1924), AND ORIENTAL (1926).
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