Cheval mirror
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1800
Materials
Mahogany, brass mounted, glass
Measurements
145 x 70 x 65 cm
Place of origin
England
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Uppark House and Garden, West Sussex
NT 137699
Summary
A mahogany framed cheval mirror, circa 1800, the rectangular glass flanked to each side by baluster-shaped fluted columns terminated by turned urn finials, on trestle supports with out-swept feet on castors. on either side of the frame are mounted a pair of brass hinged swing arm candleholders.
Full description
Mirror glass is backed with a tin-mercury amalgam
Provenance
Purchased by the National Trust in 1978 from the Trustees of the late R.J. Meade-Fetherstonhaugh, Esq.