{"product_id":"art-deco-pressed-glass-powder-jar-powder-blue-enamel-lid-gold-stripe-gilt-cartouche-vanity-dresser-box-circa-1925-1935-boudoir-decor","title":"Art Deco Pressed Glass Powder Jar | Powder Blue Enamel Lid | Gold Stripe | Gilt Cartouche | Vanity Dresser Box | circa 1925–1935 | Boudoir Decor","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe glass is clear and pressed — horizontal ribs running the full circumference of the body, interrupted at the base by four molded acanthus fan motifs, each one a small architectural gesture in pressed glass. It is the kind of detail that required a good mold and a manufacturer who believed even a powder jar earned proper ornamentation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe lid is where the decade announces itself. Powder blue enamel, cool and even, crossed by two arcing bands of deeper blue edged in gold lines. At the center, a raised gilt cartouche — elongated, pointed, the form of a cathedral window compressed into a dresser-top finial. This is the color of Art Deco optimism: the blue of a clear morning in 1928, the gold of a world that still believed in luxury at every scale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe underside of the lid carries the honest oxidation of a lid that has been lifted and replaced ten thousand times. The gilt cartouche has developed a warm, speckled patina — not damage, but evidence. Look at the base of the glass and you will see bubbles caught in it — the kind that suggest hands still involved in the making.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt sat on someone's dressing table once, in a room with a vanity mirror and a good lamp and a powder puff inside. It can do the same again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fair to good. Glass body solid and visually beautiful — horizontal ribs intact, base pattern clear. Slight crack on glass rim exterior, no splintering. Small chip or crack on interior glass near rim, extremely small, consistent with decades of lid contact. Slight dent on one side of glass body. Lid enamel surface: stain or fixed patina on top that does not lift; scratches on underside of lid. Gilt cartouche shows warm age patina. Brass collar rim surface patination consistent with age. Lid seats properly on glass body.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eHunter's Notes\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI pulled this from the same room as the porcelain box — the same bedroom, the same Beverly Hills estate on January 9th. She had good taste, whoever she was. These two pieces were clearly chosen for the same dresser, the same idea of what a woman's private space should look like.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI grabbed this one for the lid. I have never seen Art Deco color work quite like it on a powder jar — that powder blue with the gold stripe, the gilt cartouche standing up at the center like a cathedral window in miniature. It stopped me. And then I picked it up and it had real weight to it, the kind of weight that tells you something was made to last.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLook at the base and you'll see bubbles caught in the glass — the kind that happen when hands are still involved in the making. The lid has honest wear: a stain on top that won't lift, scratches on the underside, a slight dent at one edge. There's the faintest crack along the glass rim and a tiny chip near the inside edge — no splintering, no danger, just age settling into form. Everything about this piece says: I was here. I was used. I was loved.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch5\u003eThe Archive Record — JLM-250003\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 100%;\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaker\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUnknown American manufacturer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEstablished\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUnknown\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eObject\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eArt Deco pressed glass powder jar with enamel lid\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eClear pressed glass body; powder blue enamel lid with gold stripe bands and raised gilt cartouche; brass collar rim\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eConstruction\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMold-pressed glass; four molded acanthus fan base motifs; horizontal rib body; enameled lid with dark blue arcing stripe bands and gold lines; raised gilt cartouche center finial; brass collar rim. Bubbles visible in glass base — consistent with early or hand-assisted manufacture.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEra\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCirca 1925–1935 | confidence: attributed\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCountry of Origin\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUnited States — attributed\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCondition Tier\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFair to Good\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCondition\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGlass body solid and visually impressive. Slight crack on glass rim exterior, no splintering. Small chip or crack on interior glass near rim — extremely small, consistent with lid contact over time. Slight dent on one side of body. Lid top: stain or fixed patina that does not lift. Lid underside: scratches present. Gilt cartouche shows warm age patina. Brass collar rim patinated. Lid seats properly.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHunt Provenance\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1822 Aron Estate Sale, Beverly Hills — January 9, 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAuthentication\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStyle attribution — Art Deco pressed glass vanity accessory form, powder blue enamel lid with gilt cartouche, consistent with American vanity accessory production circa 1925–1935. Bubbles in glass base suggest early or hand-assisted manufacture. No maker's mark.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eComparable Sold\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e$18–$55 (eBay \/ Etsy); $30–$85 (Ruby Lane — May 2026)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eJLM Price\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e$39.00\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFood Safe\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNot applicable\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLead Risk\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUnknown — pre-1940s enamel and gilt; age-appropriate caution\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eChild Safe\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNo\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGift Idea\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVanity Decor, Art Deco Collector, Boudoir Gift, Birthday, Mother's Day, Bridgerton Fan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003ch5\u003eProduct Specs\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 100%;\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDimensions\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4″ diameter × 2.5″ H\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e0.75 lb\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Jolene Le Mille","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48888977064164,"sku":"JLM-250003","price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0801\/3175\/2164\/files\/CDBDEFCC-17E6-4481-A649-4BA6893567FC.jpg?v=1778207352","url":"https:\/\/jolenelemille.com\/products\/art-deco-pressed-glass-powder-jar-powder-blue-enamel-lid-gold-stripe-gilt-cartouche-vanity-dresser-box-circa-1925-1935-boudoir-decor","provider":"Jolene Le Mille","version":"1.0","type":"link"}