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A Regency Gilt Convex Mirror.

The carved pediment in the form of an eagle alighting on a rocky outcrop.  The eagle and rocks flanked by a pair of mythical sea beasts.  The frame of the mirror with a moulded rim, surrounding a concave border set with corvette balls, and a stepped moulded inner edge.  The original convex plate held within a reeded slip.  The base of the mirror with carved leaf decoration, and the flanks of the frame with a pair of upward scrolled sconces, twisting toward the glass petal shaped drip pans and brass candle holders.

Date c 1820.

Height 32 inches, width 19 inches, depth 6 inches.