J898
VERY RARE, MOLINARD, XMAS BELLS, BLACK GLASS POWDER JAR - VANITY / PERFUME BOTTLE RELATED, c.1926
From Joan's collection. This very rare black glass powder jar originally contained powder fragranced with Molinard's "Xmas Bells." The jar is empty but still has a white powder residue (intentionally, not removed). This jar is a companion go-with for the perfume bottle of similar bell-shaped design. The jar is round, flares out at the base and has a molded band around the center -- like the perfume bottle. The domed cover continues the bell-shape. The cover finial is round and has a polished flat top with a beaded edge. This bottle still retains its, embossed, black and gold printed paper label bearing the fragrance name. The flat bottom is acid etched -- "Made x Bottled in France" (the "x" was probably meant to be an ampersand). To my knowledge, this powder jar has never been in any perfume bottles auction, nor has it been referenced in any perfume bottle collector book. A very rare find!
Size: 3 1/8" high x 3 1/2" diameter (at base). Condition: MINT - two, insignificant, pin-head flakes on inner rim of cover. Excellent label - tiny nibble on lower right corner. Click on gallery image to see additional photos.

J976
BOURJOIS, MANON LESCAUT, FACE POWDER BOX, c.1908
This beautifully-printed powder box was made by Bourjois for Manon Lescaut face powder. The box is empty. Lovely graphics picture a turn-of-the-century lady on the cover and colorful flowers on the sides. The paper is embossed. The front of the box is marked "Bourjois New York" with the content, "Net Wt. 3 oz."
Size: 3 1/4" diameter x 1 1/2" high. Condition: Overall, good -- for a paper box that is over 115 years old! Dark spots to paper on 3 areas of the cover and 2 spots on one side (barely visilbe). No splits in the cardboard. No bottom label. Priced accordingly. Click on gallery image to see additional photos.

P281
From Pauline's collection. Pre-1939. Half doll related vanity powder puff dish. This Carnival Girl powder puff dish is dressed in a blue and white Pierrette costume with a tight bodice, knee to mid-calf length skirt and sugar loaf hat. Pierrette was based on the character Columbine in the Comedia dell'Arte, an Italian form of improvisational comedy that flourished in the mid-16th to mid-18th centuries. This Pierrette dish is pictured in a Sitzendorf catalog with a powder puff in it. A companion Pierrot dish with the same mold number is pictured with her, indicating they were meant to be sold as a pair. See the listing for the matching Pierrot powder dish below, P309. The powder puff will be included with purchase of this item.

Note: This listing is for the powder dish, including the powder puff with ivory handle.

Maker: Sitzendorf, Germany.
Reference: The Half Doll, Lorrin, Vol. 1, pg. 178.
Size: Dish measures 5" long. Condition: Excellent.

P451
ANTIQUE, BOURJOIS, POUDRE MANON LESCAUT, FACE POWDER BOX, c.early 1900s
This is a very desirable antique face powder box from the early 1900s. Made in France by Bourjois. A Bourjois company stamp is applied to the bottom. The box is empty now, but once held Peaches and Cream face powder. The box has an unusual modified square shape with scalloped edges, and beautiful vintage graphics. The intricate lithographed design includes scrolls and flowers scattered over the top and sides, with a deep blue portrait medallion on top featuring a lovely young lady. The powder is Manon Lescaut, probably named after the 1890s Italian opera of the same name by Giacomo Puccini, and the lady on the cover may be Manon (Marie) Lescaut the heroine of the opera.
Size: Irregular square: approximately 3" x 1 3/4" depth. Condition: The box is in good condition considering its age. It does have evidence of age and use, small tear on the paper of the graphics on top and a missing "foot" on the side of the box bottom. Click on gallery image to see additional photos. Sold AS IS.

P458
VINTAGE, LANGLOIS, JONTEEL, ROUGE TIN, c.1920s
This rouge tin was made by Langlois for Jonteel. The case is bronze metal with a repousse design on the cover. The design radiates from a flat oval where the Jonteel bird paper label is attached. The container has all of its original rouge, and the Jonteel name and bird are still molded on top of the pressed rouge powder. A mirror is mounted into the back side of cover, and the original rouge applicator is still in the case. The label on the bottom of the case provides the shade, Light Rouge.
Size: 1 1/2" diameter x 5/8" depth. Condition: Exellent. The mirror has some silvering defects from age. Click on gallery image to see additional photos.

P376
Vintage Art Deco 1920s celluloid comb from Pauline's collection. The 1920s Spanish mantilla comb, or peineta, was a large, ornate hairpiece designed to hold a delicate lace veil (mantilla) and the long hair of the wearer. These combs featured high crests, intricate carvings, and were made from materials like real or imitation tortoiseshell, steel, or horn. They became a symbol of Spanish tradition and a fashion statement influenced by Hollywood. Silent films and stars like Rudolph Valentino (Tango) popularized Spanish looks. This particulary beautiful Spanish, mantilla comb is made of amber and black celluloid, an early form of plastic. The three large-petaled flowers that comprise the design are covered with faceted black and amber colored stones. The teeth that anchor the comb in the hair are black. Spanish combs are must-have items in a vintage vanity collection, and this particularly lovely comb would add beauty and variety to your vanity colleciton.
Size: The crest alone is 2 1/2" tall x 3 7/8" wide. The full length including the teeth is 5 1/2" tall. Condition: Excellent.

P397
Vintage Art Deco 1920s celluloid comb from Pauline's collection. The 1920s Spanish mantilla comb, or peineta, was a large, ornate hairpiece designed to hold a delicate lace veil (mantilla) and the long hair of the wearer. These combs featured high crests, intricate carvings, and were made from materials like real or imitation tortoiseshell, steel, or horn. They became a symbol of Spanish tradition and a fashion statement influenced by Hollywood. Silent films and stars like Rudolph Valentino (Tango) popularized Spanish looks. This particulary beautiful Spanish, mantilla comb is made of jade green and black celluloid, an early form of plastic. A lovely lattice-like design comprises the crest. The teeth that anchor the comb in the hair are black. Spanish combs are must-have items in a vintage vanity collection, and this particularly attractive comb would add beauty and variety to your vintage vanity collection.
Size: The crest alone is 4 3/4" tall x 7 1/4" wide. The full length including the teeth is 7 1/2" tall. Condition: Excellent.

P424
VINTAGE SALVADORE DALI SOAP, c.1980s
From Pauline's Collection. This unusual Salvadore Dali cosmetic item is from the 1980s. It is very hard to find because it came in a special De Luxe set, The Dali Collection. The set included 3 classic mini Dali frangrance bottles filled with Dali perfumes, a plastic container in the shape of the iconic Dali lips filled with Dali body cream and this bar of Dali soap, also in the shape of lips. (See Dali lips body cream container for sale P15). The lips shape were part by the excentric artist's iconic perfume bottle shaped as the nose and lips of a woman inspired by his painting, "Apparition of the Face of Aphrodite of Knidos in a Landscape."
Size: 2" x 1" x 1" Condition: The soap is aged but is still in very good vintage condition.

P425
VINTAGE RARE FLAPPER-SHAPED SOAP, c.1920s
In 2012, an International Perfume Bottle Association (IPBA) auction included an almost identical figural soap that sold well. It was described as "The Famous Cleopatra Soap Doll." Figural soaps similar to this example may have been imported by the Irving Rice Importing Company during the 1920s. The Kunze Seife Company of Germany did make a pair of Dutch figural soaps. However, there is no definitive verification that this soap was made by the Seife company or another German soap company. This flapper lady soap has a patina of life about her.. in other words, she is very old (one hundred or more years old!). She is a very rare vintage perfume-related or vanity-related item and would be a most interesting addition to any perfume or vanity collection.
Size: 2" x 1" x 1" Condition: The soap is aged but is still in very good vintage condition.

P426
VINTAGE RARE FLAPPER-SHAPED SOAP, c.1920s
In 2012, an International Perfume Bottle Association (IPBA) auction included a similar reclining flapper soap that sold well. Figural soaps similar to this example may have been imported by the Irving Rice Importing Company during the 1920s. The Kunze Seife Company of Germany did make a pair of Dutch figural soaps. However, there is no definitive verification that this soap was made by the Seife company or another German soap company. This flapper lady soap is in a bathing costume and has the patina of life about her.. in other words, she is very old (one hundred or more years old!)
Size: 2" x 1" x 1" Condition: The soap is aged but is still in very good vintage condition.

P450
VINTAGE VANITY ATTIRE, HERBERT LEVINE SHOES FOR BONWIT TELLER, c.1960s
From Pauline's Collection. This item is a rare vintage clothing item from the 1960s. I purchased this pair of Herbert Levine, gorgeous, glamorous, black high-heeled shoes for myself ... a conservative elementary school teacher in my early 20s, working at my first job in Massachusetts in the 1960s! I had to have them when I saw them at Bonwit Teller, a very exclusive women's store in Boston. Never mind that I had no idea when or where I would ever get to wear them. I think I may have worn them three or four times at the most ... sigh. Honestly, I never mastered the art of balancing my body on stiletto spikes, so I was not very graceful wobbling around in spiked-heeled shoes. I kept them in my closet for fifty years, just in case. But now I am going to part with them to someone who just has to have them for their collection of designer clothing, or maybe even some sexy, fashionista, 20-something-year-old young lady who can walk confidently in my elegant, beloved, size 7 AA, high heels! Please click on the gallery picture to see more or my gorgeous fantasy shoes.
Size: Shoe size 7 AA Condition: These elegant shoes are virtually new with light wear to the souls and original heel tips, in excellent condition.

U863
EXQUISITE FRENCH PURSE -- SEED-BEADED TAMBOUR, GENUINE CAMEO CLASP, c.1930s
The entire purse is covered with the tiniest little pearlized glass beads. The beading is tambour on ecru net lace. The cameo is genuine, made in Italy.
Lift the cameo - purse opens - press the frames together - it closes. The cameo is bezel set (silver plate?) surrounded by faux pearls. There are no markings on the cameo frame. The interior frame is unmarked (silver plate?). The interior is lined with ivory satin. There is an open pocket on one side. The snap-closure inner purse is attached on the sides to the main framework by metal pegs allowing it to swing back and forth. The fabric is discolored from the metal pegs in those areas, but not worn. The frame of the little purse is covered with satin. The bottom of the purse is sewn into the bottom seam of the lining and creating two compartments within it! The interior of the small purse is stamped in gold letters "MADE IN FRANCE."
Size: 6 1/4" wide x 5 1/2" high. Inner snap closure purse: 4 1/4" wide (at top). Condition: Excellent. Nacre on a couple of pearls worn off. Professional repair to lace on back right corner, neatly done, does not detract from beauty of the piece. No missing or lose beads. Some spotting on interior, no big stains, no tears, no holes in the fabric. No signs of wear on the little snap purse and frame. Click on gallery image for additional photos.