Vintage Lentheric Paris Green Cream Enamel Vanity Compact

There is a particular French elegance that belonged to Lenthéric, a Paris perfume and cosmetics house that understood exactly how to make a woman feel a little more glamorous every time she reached into her handbag. Their compacts weren't just functional; they were small style statements in their own right, and this stepped green-and-cream Art Deco piece is a lovely, understated example of exactly that philosophy.

This is a Lenthéric double-sided vanity compact, its rectangular clamshell case divided by a horizontal silver-tone bar with a stepped rectangular tab at center, a green enamel panel on one side and a cream, ivory panel on the other, the whole design reading as clean, confident Art Deco geometry rather than anything fussy or overly ornate. Open it up and you'll find a mirror on one interior leaf and a shallow powder well on the other, a small, purse-friendly compact clearly meant for daily carry rather than special-occasion display only.

The maker's mark is clear and unmistakable: engraved on the interior mirror panel, "Lenthéric" in elegant script beneath a crown-topped monogram emblem, the house mark this respected Parisian perfume company used across their compacts and vanity pieces. We looked everywhere else on the case for additional marks, a metal-content hallmark, a country stamp, a model number, and found none, which tells us honestly that this is a base-metal Lenthéric piece rather than gold-plated or precious-metal, still a genuine, name-brand compact, just not their premium tier.

We want to be complete and honest about condition here, because this piece shows real, lived-in wear. The green enamel panel carries a noticeable cloudy corrosion stain roughly half an inch across, along with scattered fine dark specks and light scratching. The cream panel is more heavily affected, showing genuine soiling and brown speckled discoloration, the most visually worn surface on the piece. Several corners show small white enamel chips exposing the base metal beneath. The center silver-tone accent bar is scratched but reads as handling wear rather than damage. Inside, the mirror frame carries dark tarnish, the powder well is stained with rust-orange residue and old caked powder, and a separate small metal insert, likely a sifter tray, has oxidized to an almost black-brown finish. A soiled suede or felt tab is attached near the hinge, its original purpose, possibly a comb tab or puff remnant, not entirely clear, and no loose powder puff was found in any photograph. Despite all of this honest wear, the hinge and spring clasp both function properly, and the mirror glass itself is intact with no cracks, just light haze. This is a genuinely well-used, cosmetically worn vintage Lenthéric compact, not a pristine showpiece, and we want that understood clearly before you decide.

Lenthéric is a real, recognized name among vintage cosmetics and compact collectors, and pieces bearing their crown-and-script mark carry genuine collector interest even in less-than-perfect condition, simply because the brand itself has documented history and demand. The stepped, two-tone Art Deco design here is a particularly appealing example of the house's style from that era, clean and geometric in a way that still reads as fresh today.

We priced this compact by comparing it against other Lenthéric compacts currently and recently offered, a real and active market for this brand, weighing the confirmed maker's mark and appealing design against the honest condition issues, the enamel chips, corrosion spot, soiled panel, and tarnished interior, and landed on a fair number reflecting genuine brand value tempered by real, disclosed wear.

Please look closely at every photograph before deciding, since they show precisely the compact you will receive. If you have any questions about the mark, the condition, or anything else, we are glad to answer honestly rather than have you guess. It will be packaged carefully and shipped promptly. Thank you for taking a moment to consider this small, genuinely French piece of vintage vanity history, and we hope it finds its way into a collection where its crown-and-script mark continues to be appreciated.

 _gsrx_vers_1736 (GS 9.9.5 (1736))

Item specifics

Ships from the United States with tracking.