Elizabeth Arden 1930s Brass and Enamel “Masquerade” Box artwood toy co telling me that whoever made

telling me that whoever made this broom took great care with its making

for one reason or another

Honour abroad and liberty at home

it is certainly a fine and to my eye strikingly beautiful thing

though it definitely has some years to it) sensu folding hand fan beautifully printed with an image of Katsushika Hokusai's "The Great Wave off Kanagawa

Elizabeth Arden 1930s Brass and Enamel “Masquerade” Box artwood toy co telling me that whoever madeWhen I spotted this box, I though the design was pretty excellent, then I looked it up to find that others agreemade by Elizabeth Arden as a powder compact in the 1940s, it has been widely published and become something of an iconic design. Gilt brass with black enamel, and with a mirror on the inside lid. Pretty rare, these seem to be selling in the $200 $300 range, but as this one shows some loss to the enamel (looking a bit like a snaking trail of