Rare Parfumerie De Fleury Compact Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss 1930s solid gold gifts Please contact us for reservations

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The images do not do this case justice - black lacquer is highly reflective & so the light patches are just reflections

The lid has an ornate bright-cut panel which features floral motifs and scroll work with niello providing an eye-catching contrast

The lid is decorated with an image of a butterfly settled on a rose

The enamel is good with only two very tiny areas of enamel loss which are very difficult to see

Rare Parfumerie De Fleury Compact Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss 1930s solid gold gifts Please contact us for reservationsA rare and elusive Parfumerie de Fleury powder compact after the sculpture by the Italian artist Antonia Canova. The lid decoration shows in low relief the moment that the god of love, Cupid, revives the lifeless Psyche with his kiss. Awakened from the Sleep of the Innermost Darkness, Psyche reaches up to her lover as he holds her tenderly. This highly collectible vanity is also the ultimate love token. The compact was made in the 1930s and the whole