Vintage Valet Auto Strop Safety Razor Set with Bakelite Case, Strop & Blade Holder Art Deco animals A striking chaise longue upholstered

A striking chaise longue upholstered in a rich ruby red patterned fabric and raised on turned timber feet

framing a vivid raspberry-pink glazed well — a colour combination strongly associated with late Art Deco and early 1930s continental decorative wares

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this compact chair was traditionally used in parlours

Equally effective as a standalone sculptural object or as a dramatic vessel for tall stems

Vintage Valet Auto Strop Safety Razor Set with Bakelite Case, Strop & Blade Holder Art Deco animals A striking chaise longue upholsteredAn original Valet Auto Strop Safety Razor set, complete with its marbled Bakelite case, original leather stropping attachment, blade holder and instruction booklet. Manufactured in England during the early to mid 20th century, the ingenious Auto Strop system allowed the blade to be stropped without removal from the razor. This example is a more complete set than most, retaining its knurled metal razor, leather strop, original blade holder, Bakelite