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A superb mid century hard carved zodiac sunburst mirror with convex witch’s eye or banker’s mirror glass, hand made in …
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A superb mid century hard carved zodiac sunburst mirror with convex witch’s eye or banker’s mirror glass, hand made in Spain in the Spanish Colonial style, c. 1950.
Diamter is 56 cm, mirror size: 21 cm
The frame of this mirror features 12 roundels ringed around the central mirror. Each is hand carved with one of the twelve star signs of the horoscope. The carving has a charming naive quality, in the Renaissance Revival style but also reminiscent of the Romanesque carvings found in churches in Spain from the mid-Medieval period. These are set off beautifully by the aged red painted finish of the wood, accented by faded rubbed gold accents to the front and edges. The outer rim is cut in scalloped insets, echoing the twelve zodiac signs ringing the convex mirror.
Convex mirrors are also known as "banker's mirrors", and this is only one of numerous names for them. They are also known as butler's mirrors, witch's eye mirrors, dome mirrors, diverging mirrors, or fish-eye mirrors. They have also been known as bullseye mirrors, and as Flemish mirrors thanks in particular to Van Eyck’s Arnolfini portrait where one of these mirrors famously appears in the background.
It is in lovely original condition and is highly decorative.
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- Dimensions
- 22.05ʺW × 1.57ʺD × 22.05ʺH
- Styles
- Mid-Century Modern
- Period
- 1950s
- Country of Origin
- Spain
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Paint
- Wood
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
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