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Antique Brass Bronze Gold Gilt Hand Brush Vanity

$30.00

Antique Gold Gilt Hand Brush Vanity Vintage Estate Item

Metal: Gold gilt over metal. Looks like bronze. Magnet does Not stick to it.

Material: Wood Brush with thick, hard plastic bristles

Back: Paper Cover with a hand cut thin plastic cover that is falling out and should be replaced.

Size: 9.25 inches long 3.31 inches across top

Quality: Very strong, sturdy and very well made.

Condition: Metal and gold gilt and wood and bristles are excellent. There is some age patina. Connector and end cap have wear and have not been polished. One very tiny insignificant hard to find ding, not obvious. Paper is still good. Thin plastic cover needs replacement. Easy fix. Overall, very good to excellent condition.

 

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Antique Brass Bronze Gold Gilt Hand Brush Vanity Estate Item. This is a lovely, fancy late Art Deco gold gilt hand brush. Metal is brass or bronze as a magnet does Not stick to it. Underneath the gilt it is very dark with patina and looks like bronze. The top brush is wood top with plastic bristles. The back has a paper cover that is still in pretty good condition with a thin clear plastic cover that no longer fits properly.  A piece of plastic cut from a toy box is an easy easy fix. The top frame is a fancy decorated raised floral pattern done in relief that goes all the way around the borders, front and back, and is also on the edges. Very pretty. The handle is 6 sided with each panel being deeply ridged with raised Art Deco geometric elements also done in relief. Again, very pretty. The only noticeable age wear is on the connector and the bottom cover. The gold gilt, the brush and the wood are still in very good to excellent condition. This is a sturdy and very, very well made brush for your vintage and antique ladies accessories and vanity collection; a lovely estate find!!

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