A Victorian Ebonised & Brass Optician’s Mirror c.1880

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A Victorian Ebonised & Brass Optician’s Mirror c.1880Origin: English Period: Mid Late Victorian Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1880 Height: 62. 75 Width: 13. 25 Diameter at Base: 10 The scarce high Victorian opticians mirror having a chased brass column with spiralled finial to a rectangular plate with octagonal canted corners, within an adjustable frame, the whole standing on a circular ebonised and draught turned weighted base with gilded highlights to bun feet and surviving in original condition. The

with old collector`s label stating `Egyptian Asp Finger Ring

Depth: 7” (at base)

the "monkey king" is a beloved character of Chinese folklore

My valuable name

The original hand painted numbering to the paint-work is wondrous and it is almost certain that the piece was an ecclesiastical one

500 years ago

The triangular glass inset panels to the underside of the light are drop in and therefore can be removed

He painted allegorical figures in the Pre-Raphaelite style of Rossetti and Sir Edward Burne-Jones

whilst the glass bending was given to Bowdens of Ilford

The unusually constructed block frame is primitive but effective

and behind these shelves

the beautiful crewelwork wall hanging