(4) Vintage Guilloche Enamel Boxes & Compacts

Lot description

(lot of 4) Vintage guilloche enamel boxes and compacts, including: (1) round brass box, hinged lid with engine-turned decoration, white and peach-color enamel, interior mirror plate, stamped "Germani," approx 1 7/8"diam, (1) square brass pill box, hinged lid with engine-turned decoration, light green enamel, hand-painted roses, approx 5/8"h, 1.25"l, 1.25"w, (1) round brass compact, hinged lid with engine-turned decoration, white enamel, hand-painted daisies, interior blush/ powder compartment, stamped "La Mode," approx 2.25"diam, (1) round brass compact, both exterior sides with engine-turned decoration, light green enamel, hinged lid with hand-painted blue flowers, interior blush and loose powder compartment with sifter, stamped FM Co. (Finberg Manufacturing Company), fractured mirror plate, approx 2.25"diam; 181 grams total Provenance: From the estate of Dorothy Jean McPhaul, whose small East Austin antique shop, Johnnie’s Antiques, has survived for generations despite rapid city expansion. McPhaul, a true lover of all things antique and a retired educator with a 40-year tenure at the LaGrange Public School system, personally collected African American memorabilia, jewelry, glassware, pottery, amongst other rare and fine antiques. Established by McPhaul’s grandfather, Simon Sidle, in 1918, Johnnie’s Antiques is among the last vintage properties on East 6th Street, and notable as one of the first black-owned businesses in Austin. After assuming proprietorship in 1999, Dorothy followed in the family tradition as a fixture of the Texas antique sale circuit.