Vintage Italian Hallmarked Silver Enamel Compact Mirror Trinket Box Apollo Aurora antique solid gold lockets fabric puff

fabric puff

marriage and family

On the upper right and left hand side corners the mirror has two gilded triangular decorative features

The mirror bezel is engraved PATENTED MADE IN ENGLAND

This compact is presented with a pristine unused pink powder puff and black felt pouch

Vintage Italian Hallmarked Silver Enamel Compact Mirror Trinket Box Apollo Aurora antique solid gold lockets fabric puffA wonderful mid century fully hallmarked Italian silver and enamel compact mirror. The lid of this charming vintage powder box is embellished with a scene taken from Aurora: A Painting of the Coming Dawn by Guido Reni. The scene depicts Apollo in his horse drawn chariot which is flanked by the Horae (goddesses of the hours). Phosphorus, the god of the planet Venus is shown as the Morning Star. The light bringing Phosphorus bears a torch. On the far