Lot 175
Lacloche Freres Art Deco Silver and Enamel Powder Compact/Necessaire, the cover depicting the Italian Opera Virtuoso Enrico Caruso (1873-1921), the silver gilt interior fitted with two coin press-cavities and a powder compact, the inside cover is signed Enrico Caruso and further signed by the jeweler Lacloche Freres Paris and London, presented in the original fitted morocco case, approx 70 x 85 mm.Note: It is understood that Enrico Caruso commissioned this style of compact for a very select few of his family and friends and is based on a self-caricature. Property of a Lady Madame da Costa a cherished friend of Enrico Caruso and his family.
