1920s Apollo Divided Glass Vanity Candy Box Ornate Ormolu Frame Lid Vintage~Nice
Very vintage, now almost antique, early 1920s divided glass vanity or candy dish box in an ornate ormolu metal frame w/swags of roses & lid.Marked for Apollo. Apollo was a very popular, new-age company that had ornate vanity and desk and tableware items made for them to their designs, by various companies, they did not manufacture themselves.The glass insert was called a henna color. The metal was once gold plated.Ormolu is the gilding technique of applying finely ground, high-carat goldmercury amalgam to a bronze object. The lid shows wear common to these pieces. When the gold plating wore away, the base metal beneath turned dark w/exposure to air. If you look at the lid interior you can see the original color.The glass insert is in excellent preowned condition w/no damage. The metal base & lid show a great deal of wear to the original gilding. Measures:W: 5.5 inH: 4 in with lidH: 2 in no lidWeight: 1 lb10 ozCared for in a smoke-free, cat-friendly home.Bin T