A stylish early C19th Regency period gilt-wood framed overmantel mirror in the fashionable ‘Retour D’Egypte’ taste of the era.
Of rectangular landscape proportions, the gilded frame having an inverted break-front cavetto cornice with multiple closely-spaced spheres . The uprights modelled as Egyptian caryatid or herm figures , the tops having well-sculpted ebonised heads in traditional dress , the tapering stiles with intricate carved designs, the bases with ebonised carved human feet.
The base with carved horizontal leaf design and having beaded mouldings to the edges .
The original silvered single-piece mirror plate having some atmospheric degradation , speckles and foxing .
Verso with original backboards and bearing partial paper trade label reading “JEWELL & CO…LOOKING GLASSES “
In excellent original condition with no losses or damage , the original gilded surface having a mellow colour and patina.
*The Egyptian style became fashionable in the early part of
...the C19th under the influences of designers and architects such as Thomas Hope , who revisited the ancient culture of the Egypt . In addition the victory of Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson against the Napoleonic forces of the French at the Battle of the Nile increased the popularity, interest and celebration of the style .
A smart Regency period mirror of practical scale and proportions.
H 30”
W 49”
D 5”
England c.1815
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Internal Reference: ML 254
Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA1137245
Dateline of this antique is Regency
Height is 75cm (29.5inches)Width is 124cm (48.8inches)Depth is 12cm (4.7inches)
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