A Rare Mid-19thC Child’s Cheval Mirror c.1860 sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles he was listed at 99

he was listed at 99 Long Acre in both the 1861 and 1871 censuses

which is seldom

which is akin to vellum in texture

) addition to the lower part of the picture could either be intended or prosaic

The parquetry ruled silver top sits ever so slightly warped on its collar but

A Rare Mid-19thC Child’s Cheval Mirror c.1860 sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles he was listed at 99Origin: British, Probably Scottish Period: Early Mid Victorian Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1860 70 Height: 41. 5 Width: 22. 25 Depth: 11. 75 The very scarce childs cheval mirror of the appropriate small proportions in beautifully original condition, showing the original clouded and foxed mirror plate, flanked by the original adjustable candle sconces, provincially crafted in pine with mahogany veneers, the whole raised on scroll supports, surviving