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Art Deco Wightman & Hough Gold Filled Compact Purse

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Art Deco Wightman & Hough Gold Filled Compact Purse featuring an etched line design with an area on the front to add initials. I have a faux sapphire push closure and hangs from an open link oval & round link chain. Inside one side is a mirror the other for powder. “W&H” is Wightman & Hough Company of Providence, Rhode Island from 1856 until 1922. The W & H Company was best known "back in the day” - for their high quality lockets and other jewel-like pieces.
  • Dimensions:
    Width: 1.81 in (4.6 cm)Depth: 0.25 in (6.35 mm)Length: 5.87 in (14.91 cm)
  • Style:
    Art Deco (Of the Period)
  • Period:
  • Material Notes:
    gold filled - faux sapphire
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. dings/scratches.
  • Seller Location:
    Miami Beach, FL
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: ATmAN1stDibs: LU1369111209402
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