Regency Mirror

Features

Style: Regency (1811-1830)

Age: 19th Century / 1801 - 1900

Year: Primo quarto del XIX sec.

Origin: England

Material: Gilded Wood

Description

An elegant Regency mirror. Round shape with convex mirror, ebonized parts and carved frame. Embellished with volutes decorated with leaves and a frieze with an eagle with outstretched wings on the top. Manufactured in England, first quarter of the 19th century.

Product Condition:
The item shows signs of wear due to age. Any damage or loss is displayed as completely as possible in the pictures. It may require restoration and polishing.

Dimensions (cm):
Height: 111
Width: 73
Depth: 21
Diameter: 50

Additional Information

Notes historical bibliographic

Similar mirrors are found in The Antiques Directory Furnitures; author John Bly, Pages 316,317 figures 3,4,6 and 9. Another similar mirror is found in Duncan Phyfe and the English Regency, 1795-1830 by Nancy McClelland. Having to page 73 in the photo of a typical furniture Regency reproduced at the Hove Museum, Sussex.

Style: Regency (1811-1830)

The Regency style, named for the regency (1811-1820) of Prince George of Wales, later crowned as George IV, King of England (1820-1830).
The forms became heavier, larger and more ornate.
Often enriched with a taste that is increasingly attentive to exotic Turkish, Indian and Egyptian stylistic themes.
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Age: 19th Century / 1801 - 1900

19th Century / 1801 - 1900