Rare Elgin American compacts gifts for sportswomen tennis skating horse riders gifts for golfers unused Stratton powder compact A young deer in niello

A young deer in niello makes this a rare and special find

The whole case is in excellent condition - there are no missing or unsound parts

A tremendous amount of thought went into this gift & in 1940 Alice & Henry presented it to Gwen

The lid & base have a subtle engine turned design with a border of highly stylized laurel leaves

Birthday gift from Father & Mother Aug 2nd 1902

Rare Elgin American compacts gifts for sportswomen tennis skating horse riders gifts for golfers unused Stratton powder compact A young deer in nielloA rare unused Elgin American compact mirror with the most gorgeous lid showing the sporting activities in Seasons. The first top left hand a lady playing tennis in Spring time, the top right hand side Summer time a lady diving into the sea & another lady golfing. Then in Fall a lady in a cowboy hat on a horse the wind blowing leaves around. The last scene shows a winter scene of a lady skating & also another sporting lady skiing. Such a joy it has not