A Permanent-Waving Hairdressing Salon Machine by Eugene Ltd. c.1930

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A Permanent-Waving Hairdressing Salon Machine by Eugene Ltd. c.1930Origin: English Period: Early Mid 20thC Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1930 Height: 65 or 54 lowered Width: 22. 5 Depth: 22. 5 The tubular metal and steel permanent wave machine in black paint, with an art deco inspired pedestal column to tripod legs with wheels to avoid pick up of hair from the salon floor, the adjustable central pole to a chandelier type ring with a myriad of Bakelite clamp attachments, the base with makers name for Eugene Ltd,

Awash with French rustic charm

A beautiful case with a distinctive antiquarian feel

unlike in brown bears

the swing mirror with a gilded feather moulded cushion inner slip with shaped top corners

The condition of the lamp is good with a welcome patina to the brass and metal

The design motif comes from Thomas Chippendale’s interest in incorporating Chinese and other Asian designs into some of his furniture

fixed by brass buttons with the handle also in thick leather

surviving from the middle of the eighteenth century and the beginning of George III period England

visible on close inspection

A fascinating and important piece of social history and possibly the only surviving example of its type

specifically one of several Venus Pudica (modest Venus) types of which several examples exist

was a Hong Kong businessman