Description
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Compact For Chatelaine Pill Box Pendant
In very good condition with a considerable amount of patina and a couple of small indents, this lovely pillbox-sized sterling silver compact holds a tiny mirror and has a gilded interior.
There is a bail for carrying it as a pendant. It allows for a chain up to 3mm in diameter.
It is marked Sterling, and the maker’s mark is a capital letter A inside a square. It has not been identified.
The compact measures 1 1/2 inches in diameter and 1/16 inches (20mm) tall.
The overall approximate weight is 17 grams. It is estimated to date from the late 1800s.