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Need help indentifying mirror please

2 years ago

Hi

I would appreciate it if anyone could give me some help with this mirror.

It is old as you can see from the back but can't find out age or likely origin

It is wood with painted /gilt decoration

Thanks

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lindac92

2 years ago

Size of the mirror would be nice in figuring out the era.

It's beveled glass, as you know.....and curved....which makes the bevel impossible to do by machine.....so a good amount of hand work went into the bevel.

The frame appears to be walnut wood under the gilt and paint....which is beautifully done. But the picture of the back is out of focus so I am not sure. Walnut speaks to American origin.

Top of my head guess without knowing more, would be mid 19th century....but things like size, what is the backing? There appears to be a smudge on the front...is that on the mirror or the door in the reflection? Is there evidence or the backing ever replaced, like tack holes around the edge, and what do you know of it's background.

Asking for an ID of a piece from a few pictures,w ithout any further information is rather tricky.

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claire_mills93
Original Author
2 years ago
Hi Linda, Thanks for your feedback. I'll take some more pictures and get the measurement tomorrow. I'm in the UK and used to seeing European mirrors etc but haven't seen one like like before. I picked it up in local shop as I loved the colours and design.
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nicole___
2 years ago
It looks very Hobby Lobby, Made in India to me.
cyn427 (z. 7, N. VA)
2 years ago
Although I don't shop at Hobby Lobby, I would be surprised to find a beveled mirror such as this one there. Hope the OP comes back with info for Linda.
lindac92
2 years ago
Yeah....Hobby Lobby round beveled edge mirror in a carved and gilded frame.

And that's why HobbyLobby stays in business for people who can;t tell the difference...or don' care.
Fori
2 years ago
Well, maybe Hobby Lobby imported it illegally after buying it from a janitor who stole it from a war-torn nation's cultural museum and it was supposed to go to the owners but it accidentally ended up in a store...Nah....
lindac92
2 years ago
Well....ya just never know...or as my grandmother used to say "That's how they git ya!"
elcieg
2 years ago
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claire_mills93 thanked elcieg
claire_mills93
Original Author
2 years ago
Hi

Thanks for your responses although I don't quite understand the Hobby Lobby

ones as I'm in the UK. Assume they're not complimentary!

Apologies for late reply but the emails weren't going where I thought.

The mirror has a diameter of 42cm and as you can see the glass is bevelled.

I'm attaching some more photos as requested

thanks again

Claire

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