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Because I’ve never posted this astonishing compact before ~

Description taken from 1stdibs.com

This extraordinary compact was designed by Salvador Dali around 1950. It has a streamlined bird shape, and it feels great in the hand. There is a release on the tip of the tail that allows the wings to open upward and expose the powder compartment. This release also allows access to the pillbox in the tail. And, in perfect Dali fashion, one pulls the bird’s head off to access the lipstick. It’s the most elegant combination of the sweet and the bizarre. This compact is the silver plated version with gold plated accents on the wings. The powder puff is still there, and it has never been used. The lipstick compartment did have a lipstick in it at some time.

marked “Dali” on the bird’s head

Listed here ~ http://www.1stdibs.com/fashion/accessories/handbags-purses/salvador-dali-bird-hand-compact/id-v_5895/

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