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ANTIQUE #SA1225977

Large Victorian Mahogany Chippendale Revival Triptych Overmantel Mirror With Ho-ho Bird Cresting

£595    $796    €697
DESCRIPTION
 
A large Victorian mahogany overmantel mirror in the Chippendale Revival taste, retaining three bevelled mirror plates within parcel-gilt slips and an elaborate pierced cresting decorated with ho-ho birds, scrolling foliage and pierced fretwork.
 
The rectangular frame is surmounted by a finely carved open pediment centred with a pair of opposing ho-ho birds amidst foliate scrolls and flanked by pierced gilt rosettes. The three original bevelled mirror plates are divided by slender mahogany uprights with gilt mouldings, creating a balanced architectural design typical of high-quality late Victorian cabinet making inspired by eighteenth-century Chippendale furniture.
 
The rich mahogany frame combined with restrained parcel gilt decoration gives the mirror an elegant appearance, making it equally suited to a period interior or as a statement piece in a more contemporary setting. The generous proportions and triptych arrangement provide a broad reflective surface whilst r...
Antique ID: SA1225977
Item: Large Victorian Mahogany Chippendale Revival Triptych Overmantel Mirror With Ho-ho Bird Cresting - (reference SA1225977)
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