Lot # 106 - Collection of Seven Vintage Compacts, Pillboxes & Trinket Boxes

Opening Bid : $ 5.00
Start Date/Time: 10-Nov-2025 7:00:00 AM
End Date/Time: 17-Nov-2025 8:51:00 PM
Current bid:

$56.00

Highest bidder:

Ballyhooseattle

Auction has ended

Description :

A beautifully varied selection of seven vintage and mid-20th-century vanity pieces spanning mid-20th-century American awards, European compacts, Himalayan artisan work, and novelty miniatures. Each piece offers decorative charm, historical context, and market appeal.


Turquoise Inlaid Dome Trinket Box

  • Design: Dome-shaped brass with tiered lid; turquoise cabochons in circular and vertical bands

  • Origin: Likely Nepalese or Tibetan

  • Dimensions: 2.5" × 2.5"

  • Style Notes: Traditional Himalayan craftsmanship; used for incense, keepsakes, or valuables


Rhinestone Pavé Egg Pillbox

  • Design: Gold-tone egg form with turquoise and clear rhinestones in pavé setting

  • Dimensions: 2.25" long

  • Style Notes: Fabergé-inspired mid-century collectible; ideal for pills or jewelry


Avon “Honor Award” Jeweled Pillbox (1966)

  • Design: Circular gold-tone with multicolored rhinestone starburst

  • Mark: “Honor Award – President’s Campaign 1966”

  • Dimensions: 1.75" diameter

  • Style Notes: Avon award piece; designed for perfume solids or pills


Cameo Compact (Two Women and Dove)

  • Design: Oval gold-tone with black-ground cameo; fitted mirror

  • Dimensions: 2" × 1.75"

  • Style Notes: Symbolic of love and serenity; classic 1950s–60s powder compact


🔹 E – Blue Cameo Avon Perfume Locket (1966)

  • Design: Oval gold-tone with twisted rope border; Wedgwood-style blue cameo

  • Mark: “Honor Award 1966”

  • Dimensions: 1.75" tall

  • Style Notes: Worn as jewelry; filled with solid perfume; elegant mid-century design


Paquette Horse-Head Basket Pillbox

  • Design: Miniature Nantucket-style basket with ivory-tone horse plaque

  • Mark: ©Paquette

  • Dimensions: 1" wide

  • Style Notes: Whimsical equestrian vanity piece from 1970s Paquette Jewelry Co.


Hand-Painted Porcelain Compact (Rococo Couple Scene)

  • Design: Circular gilt metal with pierced laurel border; hand-painted porcelain plaque

  • Dimensions: 2.75" diameter

  • Style Notes: Continental-style; reminiscent of Limoges or Dresden portrait compacts



Auction History

Highest bidder is Ballyhooseattle

Date Bid User
17-Nov-2025 8:48:46 PM $56.00 Ballyhooseattle
17-Nov-2025 8:48:46 PM $55.00 Patzy
17-Nov-2025 8:46:34 PM $51.00 Ballyhooseattle
17-Nov-2025 8:46:34 PM $50.00 Patzy
17-Nov-2025 8:44:25 PM $46.00 Ballyhooseattle
17-Nov-2025 8:44:25 PM $45.00 Patzy
17-Nov-2025 7:45:30 PM $43.00 Ballyhooseattle
17-Nov-2025 7:45:30 PM $42.00 Schmeahdaleah
17-Nov-2025 7:45:12 PM $41.00 Ballyhooseattle
17-Nov-2025 7:45:12 PM $40.00 Schmeahdaleah
17-Nov-2025 5:03:51 PM $36.00 Ballyhooseattle
17-Nov-2025 5:03:50 PM $35.00 KatAlcon
17-Nov-2025 10:50:51 AM $26.00 Ballyhooseattle
17-Nov-2025 9:34:34 AM $21.00 Schmeahdaleah
17-Nov-2025 9:31:46 AM $20.00 Glassias
17-Nov-2025 9:31:46 AM $20.00 Schmeahdaleah
16-Nov-2025 4:17:08 PM $16.00 Glassias
16-Nov-2025 4:17:08 PM $15.00 Schmeahdaleah
16-Nov-2025 12:05:29 PM $11.00 Glassias
16-Nov-2025 12:05:21 PM $10.00 Schmeahdaleah
16-Nov-2025 12:05:21 PM $10.00 Glassias
16-Nov-2025 10:01:18 AM $9.00 Schmeahdaleah
14-Nov-2025 5:27:02 PM $8.00 Mama bidder
10-Nov-2025 12:09:31 PM $7.00 Schmeahdaleah
10-Nov-2025 11:02:12 AM $6.00 SamJJ
10-Nov-2025 9:40:35 AM $5.00 Libbi

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