Vintage Italian .800 (nearly sterling) Silver Minaudière, Compact, Art Deco cavalier the tiny number "1" mark

the tiny number "1" mark within designates them as being

Guerin & Company circa mid to late 1800s

Wonderful decorative accents all

the Gare d'Orsay (now the Musée d'Orsay)

a still life which usually had birds

Vintage Italian .800 (nearly sterling) Silver Minaudière, Compact, Art Deco cavalier the tiny number "1" markFabulous vintage Italian hallmarked . 800 (nearly sterling) silver "minaudiere" or compact, a large heavy box with beveled mirror, faux tortoise comb, mechanical lipstick and covered powder compartment in a guilloche Art Deco style textured finish and wonderful condition! Vintage yes, fabulous for sure. This one was bought by us, actually Susan, in Zurich last time she was there. Italian origins though, the silversmith marks date to mid 1900s and are,