A Large 19th Century Italian Ebonised Square Mirror with outset corners english wooden frame of the period

wooden frame of the period

with flat upholstered armrest and seat cushion

the whole retaining its original grey-green painted surface with traces of earlier decoration beneath

possibly depicting the abduction of the sabine women

Ferme en Campine

A Large 19th Century Italian Ebonised Square Mirror with outset corners english wooden frame of the periodA Large 19th Century Italian Ebonised Square Mirror with outset corners The rectangular mirror plate with appealing original foxing and oxidation throughout, set within a deeply moulded ebonised frame of stepped and projecting form; the broad flat outer border and inner sight edge applied with continuous ripple or wave mouldings of undulating profile, the characteristic rhythm achieved through the use of profiled wooden strips of alternating crests