Gold-plated Shaving Brush from Epstein

Gold-Plated Shaving Brush of Jeffrey Epstein
 
This shaving brush is a relic of masculine ritual and controversial legacy. Featuring a contoured, gold-plated metal handle with mirror-like finish and densely packed natural bristles, this shaving brush evokes the craftsmanship of traditional wet shaving culture. Its weight, balance, and tactile elegance speak to a bygone era of curated luxury.
The brush once belonged to Jeffrey Epstein, a figure whose name now evokes a global reckoning. Gifted to me by one of his direct associates, the object carries a provenance that is both historically charged and ethically fraught. It is not preserved to glorify, but to confront—to hold in view the paradox of opulence entwined with manipulation.
Now part of my vraize personal collection, the brush is preserved with curatorial rigor and moral clarity. It stands as a testament to the seductive architecture of power, and the necessity of remembering what power conceals.
This brush does not groom—it implicates. I regard it as a fragment of performative masculinity, where luxury masked coercion. To preserve it is to resist forgetting. Its sale will serve not indulgence, but restitution: proceeds will be donated to the displaced people of Gaza. Starting price displayed, sold to highest offer.
 
Doktor Lazarus Archaeologist, Historian, Collector, Independent Curator