EXCEPTIONAL MELISSA COMPACT.

PENSIVE LETTER WRITER

STYLISH LOOSE POWDER COMPACT FROM 1950'S
THE PORTRAIT OF A THOUGHTFUL LETTER WRITER IS
ENCASE IN A  FLUTED BRASS LID
&  PROTECTIVE PERSPEX COVER

INNER LID WITH CENTRAL CARTOUCHE
SWIRLING DIAMOND PATTERN TO
BORDER
FRAMED BEVELLED MIRROR
MADE IN ENGLAND
 BELOW CATCH 

POWDER WELL 74 MM DIAMETER
FINE MESH SIFTER
SILK LIKE BORDER
SOFT SHEEN FINISH INNER LID

RECTANGULAR THUMB RELEASE
DOMED BRASS CASE
93 MM X 8 MM
13 MM INCLUDING DOMED PERSPEX
141 GRAMS

SIMPLE BUTT TYPE HINGE
CASE IS SIMILAR TO STRATTON SCONE
1930'S STYLING
NO MAKERS NAME OR LOGO
I HAVE A COUPLE OF MELISSA COMPACTS THAT
 USE A VERY SIMILAR
DESIGN ON THE INNER LID

GOLD TONE OR BRASS POWDER WELL 4 MM
ROBUST THUMB RELEASE FOR OUTER LID
INNER LID RELEASE JUST AS ROBUST

I HAVE SPENT LITERALLY HOURS SEARCHING
 FOR THIS IMAGE WITH NO RESULT.
ALLOW ME SOME ARTISTIC LICENCE
 WITH THESE FOLLOWING IMAGE'S
AS POSSIBLE INFLUENCE

THE LOVE LETTER
SIR SAMUEL LUKE FILDES

YOUNG WOMEN  WRITING
AUGUSTE DE LA BRELY

BRASS?
WAVE LIKE EFFECT EMANATING
 FROM CENTRAL
 CHRYSANTHEMUM DESIGN

A BEAUTIFUL LOOSE POWDER COMPACT
BELIEVE TO BE MELISSA
1950'S