1930s Blue Leather Vanity Case with Enamel Accessories Set
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A blue leather travelling vanity case with accessories, c1930s, the English leather case opening to a moire taffeta lined interior, fitted to the front with seven blue guilloche enamel vanity items with metal mounts to include: two brushes, a hand mirror, four bottles and pots with lids, together with a brass comb and a manicure set; one brush stamped with registration number dating to 1931. Height 17.5 cm, width 45.5 cm, depth 36 cm
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- Guilloche - A form of classical decoration consisting of a repeating ornament of interlacing curved bands, sometimes forming circles, and further decorated with rosettes or other flower forms.
The name is derived from the inventor, French engineer Guillot, who invented a mechanical method of inscribing fine repeating patterns on to metallic surfaces.
On enamelled items with guilloche decoration, the surface is firstly engraved with the repeating pattern, and then covered with several layers of enamel, each of which is fired.
Where the item has not been enamelled the form of decoration is usually called "engine turned".
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