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A delightful Regency period Giltwood Circular Convex Mirror of good large proportions with superbly carved eagle surmount over original plate.

Enclosed within cavetto moulded frame with applied balls flanked by original candle arms, with elegant carved tassels and carved foliate mount to bottom.

The original purpose of convex mirrors, which of course were made in a huge variety of shapes and sizes, was two fold.

Firstly they would often make a room look and feel bigger, the shape of the glass fooling the human eye into believing there was much more space around the room than is actually the case, and secondly to help illuminate a room when candles are placed in front of it.

The shape of the glass would, in theory, help spread the light from the burning candle in as many different directions as possible.

This example is a particularly good one as it appears to have never been re-gilded which can often really destroy these pieces, taking away the natural ageing process of the gilding.

It retains what is almost certainly its original mirror plate, its original candle arms and it is a good bold size, just a little larger than the norm, which sets it apart from many others which we have owned and seen previously.

Circa 1820.

Height - 44in.
Width - 34in.
Depth - 8in.





Stock number

8576

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