A Marvellous Regency Period Giltwood & Gesso Convex Wall Mirror c.1820 sub-Curios fantastically feminine

fantastically feminine

but it is rumored they were invented in Greece many years ago with clamshells having featured as birdbaths all over the world

The top does show heavy wear

Soft to the touch

the black and white collage artwork depicting several characters and themes

A Marvellous Regency Period Giltwood & Gesso Convex Wall Mirror c.1820 sub-Curios fantastically feminineOrigin: English Period: Regency Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1810 25 Diameter: 30. 25 Depth: 3. 75 The large Regency period giltwood and gesso porthole wall mirror having the original convex mirror plate with ebonised slip, surrounded by a thick moulded gilt gesso frame with ribbon crestings, the whole with a good deal of character, patination and colour, surviving from the first quarter of the nineteenth century. The mirror is in very attractive,