The Art of Montral, Powder Watch Compacts, Art Deco 1927-31, Melton & Dallem New for Sale

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The Art of Montral, Powder Watch Compacts, Art Deco 1927-31, Melton & Dallem

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by Howard W. Melton and Anne de Thoisy-Dallem

The compacts of Societe Montral During the High Art Deco Era

Comprehensive Coverage, History, Images of Known Designs, Patents, Etc.
The High Art Deco Era, the 1920s through the early 1930s

Signed by Author If Requested

The inaugural book of the Perfume Passage Foundation, Barrington Hills, Illinois, commitment to preserve the history, beauty, andartistry of perfume bottles, compacts, ephemera and related vanity items.

In the bustling streets of Paris during the late 1920s and early1930s, a short-lived yet immensely creative company emerged whose designscaptured the glamour and elegance of the Art Deco era. The French Montralcompany epitomized the spirit of the time, and authors and collectors Howard W.Melton and Anne de Thoisy-Dallem capture the previously unknown history ofMontral in their book, The Art of Montral Powder Watch Compacts 1927-1931.

Through documentation, patents and known compact examples, thisrich history tells a tale of luxury, creativity and the pursuit of beauty in anera marked by unprecedented social and cultural transformation.