French Marriage Mirror
Stock No
PA3237
2016
- £340.00
- €410 Euro
- $430 US Dollar
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Item Description
An early 19th century French gilt wood marriage mirror. These iconic little mirrors were often placed within the marriage chest as part of a collection of useful, significant items a young married couple could use and treasure for a lifetime. The original mirror plate is set within a plain gilt wood frame surmounted with a decorative crest of gilded laurel leaves together with a tied wheatsheaf below to represent fertility and life. The gilding is bright and plentiful but has rubbed and faded a little over the past two centuries revealing the warm terracotta coloured basecoat beneath only enhancing its history and character.
Gilded marriage mirror circa 1820.
Item Info
Seller
Seller Location
Kent, England
Item Dimensions
H: 69cm W: 40cm D: 4cm
Period
19th Century
Item Location
United Kingdom
Seller Location
Kent, England
Item Location
United Kingdom
Seller Contact No
+44 (0)1892 549099
