Lot # 41 - Volupté Compact, Niloak Vase & Lucite Grapes Lot

Opening Bid : $ 5.00
Start Date/Time: 10-Nov-2025 7:00:00 AM
End Date/Time: 17-Nov-2025 7:40:00 PM
Current bid:

$18.00

Highest bidder:

Watson14

Auction has ended

Description :

Volupté Guilloché Compact

Maker: Volupté, USA

Era: Circa 1930s–1940s

Material: Metal with guilloché enamel and interior mirror

Design: Octagonal compact featuring pale mint-green guilloché enamel, hand-painted with pink roses and blue forget-me-nots over a white scrollwork field. Includes original puff stamped “VOLUPTÉ.”

Dimensions: Approx. 2.5″ W

Collecting Note: Volupté was a leading American vanity case maker celebrated for its Art Deco elegance, intricate enameling, and feminine luxury.


Niloak Pottery Vase

Maker: Niloak Pottery, Benton, Arkansas

Mark: Impressed “NILOAK” underside

Era: Circa 1930s

Material: Glazed art pottery

Design: Sculptural twisted column with organic bulbous base and undulating rim, finished in soft matte green glaze typical of Niloak’s later artware line.

Dimensions: Approx. 6.5″ H

Collecting Note: Niloak gained recognition for its “Mission Swirl” marbled clay and later monochrome matte glazes — prized examples of Southern Arts and Crafts pottery.


Mid-Century Lucite Grapes Cluster

Material: Molded green Lucite beads, wire core, and faux leaves

Design: Classic mid-century glass-look cluster with luminous translucent “grapes,” metal vine, and deep green leaves — a Hollywood Regency icon.

Dimensions: Approx. 7″ L

Collecting Note: Popular from the 1950s–1960s, Lucite grape clusters symbolized abundance and prosperity, often adorning credenzas and bar carts.




Auction History

Highest bidder is Watson14

Date Bid User
10-Nov-2025 2:50:05 PM $18.00 Watson14
10-Nov-2025 2:49:53 PM $16.00 Utsukushii Josei
10-Nov-2025 2:49:53 PM $15.00 Watson14
10-Nov-2025 2:49:41 PM $11.00 Utsukushii Josei
10-Nov-2025 2:49:41 PM $10.00 Watson14
10-Nov-2025 1:35:49 PM $5.00 Utsukushii Josei

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