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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;quirkygirl, post: 281753, member: 106&quot;]Actually, most of the doré is gone ... so it&#039;s just a cute little bronze box with enamel and set &#039;gems&#039;.&nbsp; Made in France stamped on the bottom.&nbsp; I think it probably at one time had a tiny mirror inside the lid.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have found several similar boxes - mostly on Pinterest - and they are usually called pill, patch, or snuff boxes (and sometimes all three!)&nbsp; I don&#039;t think a pill or snuff box would require a mirror ... so a patch box makes the most sense to me.&nbsp; But the &quot;made in France&quot; stamp suggests that it was made after 1914 (or at least after 1890).</p><p><br /></p><p>Did women actually still wear fake beauty marks at that time?&nbsp; Do you think this is an actual antique box styled to look like a patch box but with some other intended use?</p><p>I am planning on listing it eventually... and will probably use all the aforementioned keywords to cover all bases ... but really am curious what it was meant for.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Do you think I should try to cut down a little mirror to fit in the lid or not bother? (I&#039;m leaning towards leaving it as is since any new mirror will look just that .... new)</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for looking <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>[ATTACH=full]90005[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]90006[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]90007[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]90008[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]90009[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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