Our Vintage Ladies’ Accessories Auction presents a wide-ranging catalog of purses, mirrors, compacts, perfume bottles, brooches, pill boxes, coin purses, and related items, reflecting designs from the 19th and 20th centuries.

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Bid online now through Wednesday, October 8th at alderferauction.com. This auction will begin closing at 8 PM at a rate of 5 lots per minute. Active bidding will be auto-extended 3 minutes for each lot once it begins to close.

Hand mirrors form a major part of the sale, represented by sterling, Danish silver plate, enamel, porcelain, brass, and filigree purse mirrors. Notable entries include aa Russian Imperial Silver compact marked Peter the First and Catherine the Second, and Limoges porcelain hand mirrors decorated with floral and figural scenes. Many of the featured purse hand mirrors include Fragonard lithograph, Italian micro mosaic, Mexican sterling, and Art Nouveau gilt and enamel designs. Several groupings feature mirrors with faux pearl, glass rhinestone, and cameo decorations, as well as petit point mirrors and travel souvenir mirrors from Austria and Paris.

Perfume and cosmetic accessories include Czechoslovakian porcelain perfume bottles, a Bourjois Evening in Paris cobalt glass bottle, and Elizabeth Arden Blue Grass perfume bottle. Other examples include gold-tone rhinestone-embellished Atomette travel perfume bottles, a vintage brass lipstick pendant, and enameled pill boxes. Compacts appear throughout the catalog, including Evans Ernest Steiner, Karess Woodworth, Volupte, and Art Deco compact varieties.

Brooches and jewelry-style accessories include sterling portrait, hand-painted porcelain, Guilloche brooches and cameo mirror pendants. Some feature Neo-Classical lithograph prints, while others incorporate Fragonard-style courting scenes and floral motifs.

Handbags and purses include Edwardian-style seed bead purses, antique French tapestry handbags, velvet and leather clutches with kiss-lock closures, and Italian coin purses decorated with printed art scenes. Other examples include Baronet tapestry clutches with faux pearl clasps, red velvet handbags with rhinestone decoration, and chain-link purses with enamel detailing.

Hand fans are also represented, including Victorian lace and fabric fans with pastoral scenes, painted wood fans with silver decoration, and Bakelite-ribbed lace fans.

This auction spans a wide range of vintage ladies’ accessories, from silver and porcelain hand mirrors to compacts, brooches, handbags, perfume bottles, pill boxes, and hand fans, offering examples from Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Victorian, and mid-century styles.

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