Antique Art Deco Asprey Silver and Blue Guilloche Enamel Vanity Brush Mirror Set

Name: Antique Art Deco Asprey Silver and Blue Guilloche Enamel Vanity Brush Mirror Set
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA1077503
Availability: SoldOut

1900 - 1920

Sold by Gillers Antiques Ltd

Description

With intricate guilloché etching enveloped in an enchanting translucent blue enamel, this Art Deco Asprey guilloché vanity set is is inlaid over an engine turned design typical of the period. Also known as a toilet service or grooming set, vanity sets were a popular wedding gift and were kept on the woman's bedroom dressing table.

This vanity set is finely crafted of sterling silver and guilloché enamel, a decorative technique that combines mechanical engraving and colorful enamels to create mesmerizing, translucent finishes that catch the light beautifully. This five-piece set includes a handheld mirror, two hair brushes, and two garment brushes, each backed with bright blue enamel etched with striped banding, waves, and geometric flourishes in the style of Art Deco. Sterling silver frames encase the enameled backs.

Made by Asprey & Co and fully hallmarked for Birmingham, 1928

845 g

mirror - 26 cm long

clothes brush - 15 cm long

hair brush - 22.5 cm long

Very good antique condition. Minor dents to clothes brush, minor damage to mirror edge; small gap between silver and wood part of clothes brush.

Declaration

Gillers Antiques Ltd has dated this piece to the Edwardian era.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA1077503

Dealers Internal Reference

3552

Description

With intricate guilloché etching enveloped in an enchanting translucent blue enamel, this Art Deco Asprey guilloché vanity set is is inlaid over an engine turned design typical of the period.

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Also known as a toilet service or grooming set, vanity sets were a popular wedding gift and were kept on the woman's bedroom dressing table.

Gillers Antiques Ltd

fig 1. Antique Art Deco Asprey silver and blue guilloche enamel vanity brush mirror set — fig 1. Antique Art Deco Asprey Silver and Blue Guilloche Enamel Vanity Brush Mirror Set

This vanity set is finely crafted of sterling silver and guilloché enamel, a decorative technique that combines mechanical engraving and colorful enamels to create mesmerizing, translucent finishes that catch the light beautifully. This five-piece set includes a handheld mirror, two hair brushes, and two garment brushes, each backed with bright blue enamel etched with striped banding, waves, and geometric flourishes in the style of Art Deco. Sterling silver frames encase the enameled backs.