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A PAIR OF VICTORIAN CUT-CRYSTAL, EBONISED AND PARCEL-GILT CHEVAL MIRRORS

Lot 23
01.07.2025 00:00UTC +00:00
Classic
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£ 123 480
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 1450965
Lot 23 | A PAIR OF VICTORIAN CUT-CRYSTAL, EBONISED AND PARCEL-GILT CHEVAL MIRRORS
Estimate value
£ 50 000 – 80 000
A PAIR OF VICTORIAN CUT-CRYSTAL, EBONISED AND PARCEL-GILT CHEVAL MIRRORS
BY F. & C. OSLER, BIRMINGHAM, CIRCA 1880-90, AND LATER
Of typical form, with foliate cresting rail flanked by two spheres, the mirror panel engraved with a trailing foliate border interspersed with rosettes, the verso ebonised and parcel gilt, with two rectangular engraved mirror plates displaying classically arranged flowerheads within a geometric frame, the whole supported by a pair of termed and faceted columnar uprights headed by a flower head with silver swivel mechanism, on cabriole legs joined by stretcher headed by acorn finals, stamped 'F & C. OSLER', restorations and replacements
76 ¼ in. (194 cm.) high; 38 in. (96 cm.) wide; 23 ½ in. (60 cm.) deep




Provenance

By tradition commissioned by an Indian Royal Family, circa 1880-90.
With Oliver Forge and Brendan Lynch Ltd., 2014.



Literature

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
D. Ahlawat, "Empire of Glass: F. & C. Osler in India, 1840-1930", Journal of Design History, vol. 21, Oxford, 2008.
J. Smith, Osler's Crystal for Royalty and Rajahs, London, 1991.
J. Spillman, “F.&C. Osler”, Corning Museum of Glass website, 16 January 2018.
Medium:Glass
Historical era:Victorian period
Place of origin:England, Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom
Auction house category:Furniture and Lamps, Mirrors
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
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