Antique powder holder music box

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Powder holder - Switzerland - circa 1940s - Gold plated, mother of pearl and mirror - Music box.

Delightful gold-plated box with mother-of-pearl inlaid lid.

Circa 1940s, made in Switzerland presumably as a gift for a lady, as the left-hand cabinet opens to reveal a powder compact. Original mirror on the back of the top.

But what is really intriguing is that by winding it up on the right, the box becomes a music box, singing the melody of "Smoke gets in your eyes" a song made famous by The Platters, but a cover by the American composer Jerome Kern from 1933.

Here we are: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2di83WAOhU

Wear on the bottom, but working music box and powder holder, never used.

For collectors.

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