A tortoiseshell and gilt metal minaudiere early 20th century, the compact rectangular case with flip top lid revealing a fitted frame for cigarettes and a slide out lipstick receptor to one end finished with a suede carry strap, 10 cm long. Illustrated in Cummins, Dr G., Antique Boxes: Inside and Out, Antique Collector's Club, Suffolk, colour plate 301, p. 174.