A round compact mirror with a black and orange floral design and gold trim, resting on a green book surrounded by gold-toned accessories.

Vintage Stratton Powder Compact, Black Enamel Lid with Red Camellia Floral Motif, Gold-Tone Engine-Turned Reverse, Original Case & Slip

£66.00
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A round compact mirror with a black and orange floral design and gold trim, resting on a green book surrounded by gold-toned accessories.
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Vintage Stratton Powder Compact, Black Enamel Lid with Red Camellia Floral Motif, Gold-Tone Engine-Turned Reverse, Original Case & Slip

Vintage Stratton Powder Compact, Black Enamel Lid with Red Camellia Floral Motif, Gold-Tone Engine-Turned Reverse, Original Case & Slip

£66.00
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Description

Red bloom against black enamel.

A bold red camellia sits against a deep black enamel ground on the lid of this Stratton powder compact, its petals rendered in the confident hand-painted style characteristic of the finest mid-century vanity pieces. Green and grey leaves frame the bloom, with gilt Art Nouveau scroll detail rising from the base of the stem. Dark ground, bright flower: the contrast is deliberate and striking at compact scale.

The reverse is gold-tone with an all-over engine-turned lozenge crosshatch, the Stratton back in its most recognisable form, with the Stratton maker's mark to the centre. Inside, a full circular mirror and clean white powder well. The compact comes with a new puff and new sifter, suggesting it was gifted or stored rather than regularly carried: exterior age wear is present, but the interior has the character of a piece that was treasured and set aside rather than used daily.

Comes complete with its original Stratton case and slip.

The Particulars:

  • Maker: Stratton, England
  • Type: Powder compact, round
  • Lid: Black enamel with hand-painted red camellia, green and grey leaves, gilt scroll detail
  • Reverse: Gold-tone engine-turned lozenge crosshatch, Stratton maker's mark to centre
  • Interior: Full circular mirror, clean powder well
  • Includes: Original Stratton case and slip
  • Condition: Age wear to exterior consistent with its era, particularly at the hinge. Interior clean. Please review all photos carefully.

A small red signal on a field of black: floral, but not delicate about it.

Arrives tucked inside its own treasure coffin and carefully wrapped as a vault relic, ready for gifting or keeping.

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