Gold powder case, owned by Countess Paola Della Chiesa, 1940s

the powder case has the initials PDC on the front, which are the initials of the owner, the countess Paola Della Chiesa, wife of the Earl Luigi Della Chiesa.
Marine ivory button. Dimensions 8.6 x 8 cm. Total gross weight, including the mirror 199.5 g.
Item condition grading: **** good.

Provenance:

Heirs of the countess Paola Della Chiesa

Literature:
It belonged to the countess Paola Della Chiesa, wife of the Earl Luigi Della Chiesa. Paola Della Chiesa was one of the first women who drove a racing cars in many races. The 1950s and 1960s saw her driving Fiat 8Vs, the Cisitalia 202 and her favourite Lancia Aurelia B20.