A Large French Gesso Faux Bois & Floral Carved Oval Wall Mirror c.1875-90 reserved over a cylindrical fluted cupboard

over a cylindrical fluted cupboard with hinged door opening to a shelf

Various Sizes

He was elected to the RA in 1870

the quality has been fairly well preserved

made from tin-glazed terracotta and painted in a manganese style with ancient Roman imagery based on a Greek classical style

A Large French Gesso Faux Bois & Floral Carved Oval Wall Mirror c.1875-90 reserved over a cylindrical fluted cupboardOrigin: FrenchPeriod: 3rd RepublicProvenance: UnknownDate: c. 1875 90Height: 47"Width: 37"Depth: 5"The large and wonderfully decorative stained plaster and gesso faux bois and floral crested mirror, at nigh on four feet high, the original (?) oval mercury glass mirror plate now beautifully clouded and foxed with age, encased by simulated naturalistic wood, each bound together with simulated rope, to a large floral spray with flower heads to the top