Ring Tail Lizard Skin Minaudière with a strap handle marked JD, 1930s
| Starting Bid: | £40.00 |
| Bid Increment: | £2.00 |
| Next Min Bid: | £42.00 |
| Buyer’s Premium: | £9.60 |
| Total Amount: | £49.60 |
| Number of Bids: | 0 |
| Location: | United Kingdom |
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| Auction Start: | 18/02/26 21:55:00 UTC |
| Auction Ending: | 05/03/26 20:46:00 UTC |
| Time Remaining: | 13d 20h 5m |
Ring Tail Lizard Skin Minaudière with a strap handle marked JD, 1930s
The Minaudière is a women's fashion accessory intended to substitute for an evening bag. A case with compartments, it allows storage for several items in a small space, such as a makeup compact, lipstick, watch, reading glasses, or keys. Minaudières appeared during the 1930s and their invention is attributed to Charles Arpels, of Van Cleef & Arpels, but many jewellers and haute couture designers have created their own models. The word 'minaudière' is French for a woman of slightly easy virtue; the verb 'minauder' indicates flirtation.This example opens out on one side (the clasp is rather stiff) to reveal a mirror and two lidded powder compacts (complete with the guaze sifters but probably missing the original powder puffs) and a holder for a comb (now missing) and on the other where there is a cigarette holder and a compartment presumably for matches. On the lid of this is a pouch doubtless intended as a purse. At the end is a pull out lipstick holder with a small strap and the piece hangs from a strap handle marked with the initials JD.
The piece is in remarkable condition for its age and recalls an era of elegance which a contemporary user might emulate on some special occasion.
| Size: | 15cm x 8.3cm x 3cm, the strap handle 12.5cm |
| Weight: | 135gm |
| Date: | 1930s |
| Condition: | Excellent condition overall, the comb missing as detailed above. |
| Estimate: | £80 – 120 |
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