A CONTINENTAL JEWELLED GOLD COMPACT

A CONTINENTAL JEWELLED GOLD COMPACT
EARLY 20TH CENTURY, STRUCK WITH THE FRENCH POST 1838-PRESENT SMALL GUARANTEE MARK FOR GOLD
scallop-shell shaped gold compact-case, the cover, sides and base of basket-weave pattern engine-turning, the cover set at intervals with diamonds and a diamond-set thumbpiece, the interior cover set with a bevelled mirror
3¼ in. (83 mm.) wide
gross weight 3 oz. (102 gr.)