Description: A full length venetian style mirror. Chinoisere frame with raised design and gilded wood crest. Mirror is beveled and fitted together in two separate pieces. The top portion has a scalloped bottom edge. Has original paint and gilt surface. The dust cover is also original minus the paper backing.

History: A beautiful antique mirror can be one of the grandest pieces in a home. However, few people know where the true value of a mirror once lay. Today, we find value in the frames of our mirrors, but just 170 years ago, it was the mirror glass itself that was most precious. Techniques varied, so did the craft of framing mirrors. Because the mirror was so incredibly expensive, it only made sense to craft frames befitting this precious glass. Even the most magnificent frame would cost only a fraction of the cost of the actual mirror, so patrons commissioned the most magnificent frames crafted of every material imaginable. The frame makers were typically highly skilled artisans who specialized in crafting frames of incredible complexity and beauty. It is ironic that today, it is the frame where most of the value of a fine mirror lies.

Provenance: N/A

Dimensions: Weight (Pounds & Ounces) = 25.5 | Height(in) = 60 | Width(in) = 24 | Depth(in) = 6

Size of Artwork(in): 55.5 x 22 x 3"

Artist Name: French?

Medium: Wood, glass, paint.

Circa: Circa 1810

Small losses on right side of crest. Largest is appx 2" to ear.