Antique Arts & Crafts round wall mirror with embossed grapes & vine leaves, in the style of Keswick School of Industrial Arts, 1920`s ca, English.
This antique mirror has been gently cleaned while preserving the aged patina. It is ready to hang.
While this mirror is unmarked, it could be the work of the Keswick School of Industrial Arts because of the style & handmade features. It exemplifies the ideals & techniques of the Arts & Crafts Movement: the frame covered with embossed brass.
With its delicate proportions it would sit sweetly over a mantle, sideboard, chest of drawers, in a cloakroom, or by the front door. The decorative design combined with the use of golden metal, make this mirror well suited for a range of interiors such as Art Deco, Antique, Hollywood Regency, Traditional, Country, Contemporary or Industrial.
The quality silver mirror insert is original to the piece and securely held in place behind the frame. It is fully reflective with a bevelled edge which adds a sense of depth.
The brass frame has interesting & unique decorations, all handmade. There is an embossed foliate decoration of grapes & vine leaves linked together with a geometric pattern. This sequence is divided up into four quadrants each marked with a classical shell pattern. The background has the traditional hammered effect. The outer edges of the frame are trimmed with a pressed rope-like pattern.
The brass sheet continues along the sides to the backside. On the reverse there is the original antique wood fiberboard backplate.
To hang the mirror on the wall there is the original antique chain which is attached to two metal plates with a ring, each screwed to the back fiberboard. The chain has an extra portion and could be lengthened, it is hidden when the mirror is hanging.
This antique wall mirror is in very good condition for its age. The antique patina has been preserved. The brass frame is sound with no missing parts or cracks. The brass surfaces have the original clear lacquer present & a warm patina with minor superficial marks. The original mirror surface is in very good condition, it is very reflective with no cracks or chips and only minimal marks and one small area of foxing, all in line with age.
Additional dimensions:
The total external dimensions are: Diameter: 36 cm, Depth: 1.2 cm.
The diameter of the silver mirror surface is: 24.5 cm
Packing is offered free of charge. We take special professional care with packing. For safe transport the mirror will be wrapped in bubble wrap, foam and an outer layer of card. It would then easily fit into a box with loose fill packing suitable for posting with a courier. We ship with reliable couriers (signed for, tracked & insured).
MAIN DELIVERY CHARGES:
Within London (UK): £ Free
UK Mainland: £ Free
European Union: £ 60
United States/Canada: £ 100
Japan: £ 125
Australia £ 160
Rest of the World please enquire.
ARTS & CRAFTS MOVEMENT IN BRITAIN HISTORY
The Arts & Craft Movement took its name from the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society, a group founded in London in 1887.
The late 19th Century marked the beginning of a change in the value society placed on how things were made. This was a reaction to not only the damaging effects of industrialization but also the relatively low status of the decorative arts. Arts and Crafts reformed the design and manufacture of everything from buildings to jewellery. The Arts and Crafts leaders wanted to develop products that not only had more integrity but which were also made in a less `dehumanising` way.
The movement was influenced by art critic John Ruskin (1819-1900), whose work had suggested a link between a nation`s social health and the way in which its goods were produced. Ruskin expressed: "Fine art is that in which the hand, the head, and the heart of man go together".
The Keswick School of Industrial Art (KSIA) was founded in 1884 by Canon Hardwicke Rawnsley and his wife Edith as an evening class in woodwork and repoussé metalwork at the Crosthwaite Parish Rooms, in Keswick, Cumbria. The enterprise, designed to alleviate unemployment, prospered, and within ten years more than a hundred men were attending classes. A new building was erected for the school at a nearby site. The school closed in 1984.
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