Description

Art Deco Shagreen vanity set comprising of four shagreen & silver brushes and hand mirror, with a free standing art deco shagreen mirror.

The brushes and hand mirror feature silver edging with the silver hallmarked: Horton & Allday of Birmingham 1928 and do have their original cased box.

The large free standing mirror has shagreen edges highlighted with silver stringing.

Dimensions:
Mirror: H 14″ W 9″ D 1″

Hair brushes: H 1.75″ W 9″ D 3″

Clothes brushes: H 1.5 W 6.5″ D 1.75″

Hand mirror: H 0.25″ W 9.5″ D 5.5″

Shagreen is a leather made from sharkskin or the skin of a Stingray. This type of Shagreen was first made popular by Jean-Claude Galluchat (d1774) a master leather worker in the Court of Louis XV in France. It became a fashion amongst the French aristocracy and later throughout Europe. Shagreen is derived from the French word “Chagrin”.

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