DESCRIPTION |
Finest quality 12" Victorian rococo silver mounted easel backed dressing table mirror with original deeply bevelled mirror plate and topped by a central blank cartouche. The silver is thicker than usual and the embossing deeper. |
SILVERSMITH |
Henry Matthews |
DATE or HALLMARK |
1898 |
ASSAY OFFICE |
Birmingham |
WEIGHT in GRAMS |
736 total |
SIZE in INCHES |
internal aperture height x width: 8 x 6 approx. |
SILVER STANDARD |
.925 sterling silver |
OVERALL CONDITION |
generally excellent, tiny split in lower right central 'C' scroll, couple of insignificant high spot rubs, velvet backing almost completely rubbed. The original mirror plate is exceptionally good with only very minor spotting confined to the border. |
FAULTS |
none (the recurring boomerang shape is an external reflection) |
| back | £175 | sold | item number: m4588 |