Silver Compact Mirror 1940s Sweet Heart Powder Compact Refillable All Loose Face Powder Unisex birthday gifts This antique was assayed* (tested

This antique was assayed* (tested for silver purity*) at Birmingham Assay Office in the same year

As you would expect this is a high quality piece

An adorable 1920s compact decorated with laurel leaves & signed 'PETERS WEATHERBIRD SHOES' on the lid

The compact is embellished with guilloche engraving on the lid

as well as paper money

Silver Compact Mirror 1940s Sweet Heart Powder Compact Refillable All Loose Face Powder Unisex birthday gifts This antique was assayed* (testedA silver compact mirror made in the 1940s. These accessories were created as souvenirs for the Allied servicemen stationed in the Middle East. Local silversmiths were supplying the need for love tokens that would be taken home by the Allied soldiers and airmen to give to wives and girlfriends. They proved to be very popular. This well crafted solid silver powder is decorated with a typical Arabian scene. In the foreground palm trees and a dhow in full