VAN CLEEF & ARPELS~Solid 18K Gold LipStick Brush Basket Weave Design Estate~1960's~RARE

OFFERED FOR SALE IS A RARE AND UNUSUAL LADY'S VAN CLEEF & ARPELS SOLID 18K GOLD
LIPSTICK BRUSH APPLICATOR.... THIS VINTAGE ESTATE PIECE PROBABLY DATES FROM THE 1960's OR
1970's WHEN VCA POPULARIZED THE USE OF REAL 18K GOLD VANITY CASES, COMPACTS, LIPSTICK HOLDERS AND OTHER ACCESSORIES....THIS FINE BASKET WEAVE DESIGN LIPSTICK BRUSH MEASURES 3 1/2 INCHES LONG BY 1/3 INCH IN DIAMETER WITH DEPRESSION BAR WHICH SLIDES THE BRUSH END IN AND OUT OF THE TUBE... THIS VCA LIPSTICK BRUSH HAS AN OVERALL WEIGHT OF 16.6 GRAMS...THIS FINE PIECE HAS THE REMOVABLE TOP OR LID ATTACHED WITH 18K GOLD CHAIN SO AS NOT TO GET SEPARATED OR LOST... WHEN CAP IS REMOVED, THIS PEN STYLE GOLD APPLICATOR IS MARKED AROUND THE WIDE RIM ~ "VAN CLEEF & ARPELS  NY", "18K" WITH INDIVIDUAL AND UNIQUE SERIAL NUMBER: "28 - V2 - 21"....MADE IN NEW YORK FOR VAN CLEEF AND ARPELS ~ PARIS, FRANCE... IN VERY FINE OVERALL CONDITION AND FUNCTIONING/WORKING FINE... ESTATE PURCHASED AND NOW TO BE SOLD....

Inventory: # 2965