A stunning quality English satinwood and inlaid Edwardian period antique cheval dressing mirror, circa 1900 in date.
The central rectangular mirror plate is shaped with a bevelled edge. It features a swan neck pediment flanked by urn finials and is beautifully inlaid with floral marquetry embellished with penwork.
Raised on square columns with boxwood and ebony line inlay throughout, the whole supported on swept supports with brass lion's paw castors.
Condition:
In excellent original condition. Castors and knobs original and complete, the mirror plate original but slightly spotted
Dimensions in cm:
Height 184 x width 74 x depth 66
Dimensions in inches:
Height 72.4 x width 29.1 x depth 26.0
Cheval mirror, also called horse dressing glass or psyche, a tall dressing mirror, suspended between two pillars, usually joined by horizontal bars immediately above and below the mirror and resting on two pairs of long feet.
The cheval glass...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Satinwood Mirrors
MaterialsMirror, Satinwood