A Regency Carved Giltwood Convex Girandole Mirror by Thomas Fentham

19th Century

Height 58 x width 50 inches.

Label to the reverse reads: Thomas Fentham,/ No. 136, Strand/ Near Somerset-House,/ Manufacturer of Looking Glasses/ Convex and Concave Mirrors/ and all sorts of/ Picture and Glass Frames/ Glass for Exportation. The mirror is in attractive condition overall with normal amounts of chips / gilt loss with exposed gesso / and areas of plaster repair with overpainting and re-gilding. There is a difference in the gold color of the lower leaf element and the circular frame; part of the leaf element has been restored with plaster and painted gold. The mirror has been electrified in the 20th century, probably with un-original cut glass drip pans and bronze nozzles. There is a decorative leaf element from the crest which is detached but present. Unsure if eagle is original, but it is old and seems correct for the mirror. The eagle has scattered small repairs and chips as expected. The mirror plate is old and has a a crystalline appearance as well as a small spot of lost silvering, but unsure if it is a late 19th century replacement or original.

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A Regency Carved Giltwood Convex Girandole Mirror by Thomas Fentham

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