Mid-Century Empire Style Witch Mirror in Giltwood, 1950s

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Empire -style witch mirror, fitted with a round and convex glass ice cream with a distorting effect.
The latter is … Read more Empire -style witch mirror, fitted with a round and convex glass ice cream with a distorting effect.
The latter is positioned in a golden frame with dug part, embellished with protruding balls arranged at regular intervals.
This entourage is topped with a generous pediment appearing an eagle, wings deployed and head turned into a haughty port. It stands above a rich decoration of laurel leaves and scrolls.
The lower part of this amazing mirror is also carved with scrolls, foliage and palmettes.
Its curved ice allows a different light diffusion from other more common models, and a more important angle of view. This is why - historical parenthesis - this accessory was once called "third eye", since it allowed bankers and merchants to monitor all of their offices or shops. Magic virtues were also attributed to witch mirrors, hence their names.
with its unusual shape and brightness, this mirror will agree with a refined and unique interior.

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Era: Mid-Century

In a perfect state.

Dimensions:
Height: 100 cm
Width: 49.5 cm See less