Vintage Powder Compact Repairs
Vintage Powder Compact Repair London and Restoration of Compacts.
Our London Jewellery repairs department specialises in repairing Fine Antique and Vintage Powder Compacts and Replacement mirrors.
We are now able to replace powder compact mirrors
- Re-lacquering powder compacts.
- Re-enameling Compacts.
- Re-silvering vintage powder compacts.
- Silver plating compacts
- Restoring, repairing, and replacing compact mirrors. (Replacing Mirrors is currently unavailable)
- Repairing compact catches, renewing Catches.
- Renewing compact hinges catches and hinges.
- Replacement of mirrors, round, square, or rectangular mirrors.
- Replacing Larger and unusually shaped compact mirrors.
- Cleaning and re-lacquering of compact cases.
- New Round Compact mirrors supplied, subject to the size of mirror required.
- Powder Compact mirror replacement and fitted.
The time it takes to repair a powder compact can vary greatly depending on the specific repair needed.
For simple mirror replacements or re-silvering, this will take a shorter than more intricate repairs, such as repairing clasps, hinges, or extensive re-enameling
Powder Compacts such as:
Cartier, Coty, Boucheron, Faberge, Gwenda, Houbigant of France, Kigu, Le Rage - Le Rage, Mascot, Stratton, Tiffany, Vogue Vanities, Yardley, Zenette
Fine Examples as shown above are:
18ct Gold, Abalone Pearl, Diamond, Enamel, and Onyx Compact, Boucheron, Paris, Circa 1925.
Centered by a plaque comprised of carved abalone, mother-of-pearl, and hardstone depicting a fortress amidst mountainous terrain, framed by numerous rose-cut diamonds, fitted with an onyx thumbpiece and outlined in black and white enamel with green enamel applied at the corners, the interior fitted with two compartments, a lipstick holder and a mirror.
18ct Gold and Enamel compact by Boucheron Paris.
A Vintage powder Compact Of textured gold design, embellished to the front with blue and green enamel floral motifs, opening to reveal a fitted mirror and a powder compartment, of 18 carat yellow gold, signed Boucheron.
Gold, seed pearl and diamond compact, Van Cleef & Arpels, 1949
Formerly belonged to Marlene Dietrich.
The central circular plaque was pierced and millegrain-set with seed pearls, circular-, single-cut, and rose diamonds, signed Van Cleef & Arpels and numbered pouch.
18 Carat Gold and Ruby Compact by Van Cleef & Arpels
The compact of basketweave design is accented by numerous square-cut rubies.
Powder Compact Repairs London
Vintage Powder Compacts Repair and Restoration, New Mirrors, Hinges, Catches, Re-Lacquering, Re-Silvering, Re-enamelling.
We are often asked: "Can you repair my vintage powder compact?"
We answer: Yes we can repair powder compacts!
Click here for more information: Repair of Powder Compacts and the restoration of Vintage and Antique Powder Compacts.
Our London jewellery workshop Hatton Garden Bleeding Heart Yard
For Vintage Powder Compact repair.
Opening times:
We are open Monday to Friday by Appointment only.
We are closed Weekends and Bank Holidays.
Telephone: 020 7405 1536
Our thoughts are still with the family of Geoff Craven.
Geoff had a passion for restoring and repairing compacts. Geoff was the Guru of Compact repair
Some Images by Courtesy of Sothebys