Powder compacts have been produced throughout the 20th century in an enticing range of materials and decorative styles, offering tremendous scope to collectors. This guide provides potential and practising collectors with an introduction to these items. It covers compacts from the 1920s, Stratton classics of the 1940s and 1950s, kitsch plastic specimens, souvenir designs, and the elegant creations of contemporary fashion houses. Brands illustrated range from Gwenda, Flamingo and Mascot in Britain to Henriette and Evans in the US and Christian Dior in France. Each section includes information on materials and styles, with photographs of items available at auctions, markets, fairs and even car-boot sales.
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Juliette Edwards is the head of the British Compact Collectors' Society, organizing regular meetings and producing the Society's newsletter. She began collecting powder compacts in the mid-1980s and now owns approximately 500 examples from all over the world. Passionate about her collection, she has given talks on powder compacts and has appeared on The Antiques Trail (Meridian) and Collectors' Lot (Channel 4). Juliette has also written for the journal Antiques & Collectables, and her collection was the subject of an articlein the BBC magazine Homes & Antiques.
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 150 pages. Powder compacts have been produced throughout the 20th century in an enticing range of materials and decorative styles, offering tremendous scope to collecto rs. This guide provides potential and practising collectors with an introduction to these items. It covers compacts from the 1920s, Stratton classics of the 194 0s and 1950s, kitsch plastic specimens, souvenir designs, and the elegant creati ons of contemporary fashion houses. Brands illustrated range from Gwenda, Flamin go and Mascot in Britain to Henriette and Evans in the US and Christian Dior in France. Each section includes information on materials and styles, with photogra phs of items available at auctions, markets, fairs and even car-boot sales. Seller Inventory # 6714h
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