17th Century Table Mirrors

This rare Space Age mirror with light by Allstar is a prime example of West German craftsmanship from the 1960s, combining form and function in a highly collectible design. Its cream...

Discover the timeless elegance of this very rare space age mirror with light, produced by Allstar in West Germany during the 1960s. This beautifully crafted piece, with its elegant cream hue and red accents, offers a unique combination of style and functionality. The double-sided design features one full-size mirror and one magnifying mirror, perfect for grooming and makeup application. Equipped with a 360-degree rotating anti-glare light ring, this mirror ensures uniform illumination, providing the ideal lighting for any use. Its versatile design allows for both wall-mounted and tabletop use, with grooves for easy hanging and a sturdy base with indestructible joint and felt pads for stability. In excellent condition, both mirrors are well-preserved with only minor traces of wear. The plastic body is intact, and the magnifying mirror shows minimal traces of oxidation. The electric connection cable, manual pressure switch, and European plug are all fully functional, ensuring reliable operation. The original cardboaard box with instruction and vintage pictures...

Exceptional, museum quality, late-renaissance, english, ebonised pine and reverse painted wall mirror with its original plate & inlaid mirror pieces in the frame. -This is an exceptionally rare, early example of a luxury item combining reverse painting and gilding which subsequently became known as verre eglomise and inlaid mirror plate. -This mirror was conceived as a jewel most likely for the bedchamber or cabinet, the highest status interiors in the home, the deep green simulating the much prized emerald, the gilding and the expensive mirror plate reflecting the light and the latter the image of its owner and the interior also. -The tiered form enhances its gravitas. The two central motifs and the composition of the gilding suggesting falling blossom as well as the allusion to the emerald give it a naturalistic quality. - There is only one other known related mirror in the V&A museum, see last two images The original mirror plate surrounded by an ebonised moulding and an outer frame of green reverse painting imitating the emerald with gilded brushstrokes giving the appearance of falling blossom with inlaid sections of mirror plate in stylised diamond patterns. The tiered cresting with similar decorating including two larger naturalised inlaid motifs in mirror plate. In original condition. Provenance : Private Collection Related to : A mirror in the V&A Museum Measures: height 42.20 cm., 16.61 inches length 29.00 cm., 11.42 inches The technique of reverse-painting glass dates back to the pre-Roman era...

An extremely rare dressing table mirror of the William and Mary period, ca 1690. An English late 17th century japanned and painted dressing table...

Exceptional, late-Renaissance, ebonised pine and reverse painted wall mirror with its original plate & inlaid mirror pieces in the frame, probably Dutch This is an exceptionally rare, early example of a luxury item combining reverse painting and gilding which subsequently became known as verre églomisé and inlaid mirror plate. This mirror was conceived as a jewel most likely for the bedchamber or cabinet, the highest status interiors in the home, the deep green simulating the much prized emerald, the gilding and the expensive mirror...

Italian Mid-Century Modern table mirror model Narciso designed by Sergio Mazza for Artemide with marble base, 1960s. Please note that the item is original of the period and this s...

A rare Italian Baroque table mirror on base, circa 1680, with giltwood acanthus leaves and flower blooms surrounding an ebonized tombstone form frame wi...

Of rectangular form with notched corners, constructed entirely of olivewood with beautiful grain patterns, now fitted as frames with modern backs.