RARE Antique French Minaudiére or Compact, Sterling Silver & Tortoise Shell - Oval Tortoiseshell chateauroux feel and motion

feel and motion

It shows well

We've often seen the mirror replaced (or stripped) and the hand mirror repurposed as a wall frame

referred to John Brown as "Mama's lover"

and most miss even more of the original contents

RARE Antique French Minaudiére or Compact, Sterling Silver & Tortoise Shell - Oval Tortoiseshell chateauroux feel and motionWe've had a miniature 'minaudire' of this size or style only twice in 25 years of collecting in more of a compact or rouge pot size usually the French minaudire is a bit larger and is most often also rectangular in shape. Here we have a small oval one, complete in every detail, however, as the larger ones are hinged interior compartments and a hinged mirror as well. Also very rare is that the interior metal hinges, etc. are all in gilded 800 to