An unusual fine quality Antique Dutch walnut marquetry screen / cheval dressing mirror, circa 1830 in date.
The double folding screen features a rectangular shaped mirror plate with floral marquetry frame, the reverse features marquetry panels decorated with urns, butterflies, foliate and floral ornamentation. The top is surmounted by a moulded broken arch pediment with a central urn finial.
It is raised on stepped supports with tapered square legs.
Condition:
This lovely mirror is in excellent original condition, and the frame has been cleaned and waxed in our workshops.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 170 x width 106 x depth 31
Dimensions in inches:
Height 66.9 x width 41.7 x depth 12.2
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
Dutch Antique 1830s More Mirrors