Art Deco Porcelain Powder Jewelry Box with Woman, 1930s

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An Art Deco porcelain powder box from the 1930s, featuring a seated woman in a ruffled pink dress holding an … Read more An Art Deco porcelain powder box from the 1930s, featuring a seated woman in a ruffled pink dress holding an oval mirror. This two-piece vanity container exemplifies the elegance and glamour of the interwar period, evoking boudoir culture and flapper fashion.

The figure is beautifully stylized in true Art Deco fashion — bobbed hair, a low-cut pink dress with sculpted folds, and crossed legs in red heels — all hand-painted in vivid tones.

The base forms a lidded box with soft angular lines and a draped fabric motif, painted in orange and pink.

A photo could be glued to the mirror area for a personalized touch.

This piece likely served as a powder jar or trinket box, placed on a lady’s vanity table for storing makeup, jewelry, or small personal objects.

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