Showing posts with label guilloche. Show all posts
Showing posts with label guilloche. Show all posts

Saturday, June 20, 2020

E & JB Purple Guilloche Enamel Jeweled Hand Mirror

Antique 1920s Hand Mirror Jeweled Ormolu Filigree Purple Guilloche Enamel E & JB Art Gold Vintage Vanity Art Deco Boudoir



The hand mirror is made up of heavy, cast white metal garnished with a gilded finish (looks to be redone at some point). The back of the hand mirror is very unusual because it has a large medallion of amethyst purple guilloche enamel. I have seen this style used by E & JB in two other colors: emerald green and sapphire blue, but I find that the blue is the most striking color.

The hand mirror is fitted with a beveled mirror and possesses richly garnished intricate filigree set with purple glass jewels. The handle displays scrolling and a flower basket motif. The mirror is stamped "E&JB" on the edge of the mirror, near the handle. This is from the E & J Bass Empire Art Gold line. The handle is made up of a soft white metal and is weak.

Measures 14" x 4.5".

This is an item from my personal collection of jeweled filigree vanity accessories dating to the 1920s period. All photos are my own.






Friday, June 12, 2015

Antique 1920's Empire Art Gold E&JB Purple Jewels & Guilloche 3 pc Vanity Set

Antique 1920's 3 pc Empire Art Gold E&JB jeweled vanity set in excellent condition. The set consists of a demi lune shaped jewel box, and hand mirror with hair brush. All three pieces have the beautiful old gold finish and all original multi shaped light amethyst colored faceted glass stones. Each piece also has a large glass cabochon stone with a swirl pattern that resembles guilloche enamel decoration. Please note: These pieces are not perfectly matched but came together from the same estate.

The box measures 9" x 6" x 2 1/2".  Signed on the bottom as shown. 

The filigree handled mirror is very long measuring 14 3/4". The mirror measures 6" in diameter. Glass center stone is 1 1/2". 

 Brush is 9 1/2" long.




All photos from ebay seller est8byrs