Elizabeth Arden 1930s Brass and Enamel “Masquerade” Box vintage tin can deck to insert them into

deck to insert them into

4 3/4" tall x 2 3/16" wide x 1 1/2" deep

embedded in this particular piece of driftwood and  just waiting to be coaxed into view

and all of the air around the boxers

Elizabeth Arden 1930s Brass and Enamel “Masquerade” Box vintage tin can deck to insert them intoWhen I spotted this box, I though the design was pretty excellent, then I looked it up to find that others agreemade by Elizabeth Arden as a powder compact in the 1940s, it has been widely published and become something of an iconic design. Gilt brass with black enamel, and with a mirror on the inside lid. Pretty rare, these seem to be selling in the $200 $300 range, but as this one shows some loss to the enamel (looking a bit like a snaking trail of