John Grinsell was in partnership with Henry Bourne, trading as Grinsell & Bourne.
This partnership began sometime before 1864 and continued until its dissolution in 1871.
The firm was located at 18-19 Ludgate Hill in Birmingham, England.
The silversmith Arthur Willmore Pennington was well known for his openwork silver vanities and perfume bottles, decanter labels, hatpin holders, silver topped perfume bottles, pepperettes to name a few of his creations.
The banner image shows an advertising listing place by August Goertz & Co. in the Newark Directory in 1914.
August Goertz & Co. manufactured powder compacts for many different companies.
A brief history of Schildkraut accessories
The firm of L. Cappelli & C. Orlandini registered their maker’s mark on May 6 1935.
The business premises were located at Via Sant’Agostino 5, Firenze.
The firm known as Joseph Cook & Son was located in the heart of the Birmingham Jewellery Quarter at Hibernian Works, 91 Livery Street, Birmingham, England.
Rowland Holbrook Smith (1879-1920) was born on 14 December 1879 in New York City, USA.
Rowland's father, Alfred Holbrook Smith was president and founder of the Alfred H. Smith Company, which originally focused on importing brushes.
Later on the business was expanded to include the importation of toiletries, vanity boxes and perfumes.
The Spanish word maravilla means wonderful!
The lid decoration of this vintage compact is indeed rather wonderful.
This compact measures 4 inches diameter and weighs 167.9 grams. We have never seen another one just like this! Although we have very little information which relates directly to the maker of this splendid vanity, we do know that this accessory was crafted in Spain as part of the luxury goods trade & it is steeped in the history of Spanish damascene ware.
HM Queen Victoria was a trend setter. Whatever she wore, whether it be clothing or jewellery, the ladies of the Royal Court copied, as did many noble ladies and the wealthy women of the United Kingdom.
HM Queen Victoria wore a gold enamel & diamond curb charm bracelet constantly.
