Peacock Pillow Purse 1940s Brass Clutch Shoulder Handbag

Peacock Pillow Purse 1940s Brass Clutch Shoulder HandbagThis is a extremely rare and lovely vintage Art Deco 1940's India made peacock brass pillow purse or handbag in terrific condition. A great purse for wedding or formal events. It's hand forged out of brass with enamel accents, and has a gold tone tuck away chain handle for carrying. It can be used as a shoulder bag or a clutch purse. The clasp works well and has two enameled peacocks as the closure. It opens to a bright red velvet interior that is in

The compact purse opens to a beautiful interior with a covered powder compartment

It is hallmarked on the gold frame mirror "Made In Italy"

but still very usable

with a nice tight snap spring closure on the lid

and the hinge and closure work perfectly

Lift up the double sided metal mirror to reveal the rouge and original rouge puff

with 13 rose pink Swarovski crystals

and works by pushing a button and the lighter pops open and lights automatically

Would hold a lipstick or small items

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It has machine tooled linear lines and a blank cartouche on the lid

and dispenses them in an upright position