Mirror and possibly vanity stand. Mirror with wooden frame intricately inlaid all over the surface with floral motifs and vegetal motifs. Two hinged wing doors also covered all over in the same style, back and front. The doors are held closed with a metal hook. A pediment folds out from the top of the mirror, decorated in the same technique and featuring two parrots. The whole mirror is atttached by hinges to a base from which wooden supports hold the raised mirror in a standing position. One wooden support is missing. The base and back of the mirror have a central section of red textile. The base features a drawer which pulls out from the bottom under the mirror. The drawer has a small ivory catch to hold the drawer closed. The handle is missing from the drawer. The whole of the base also features wood with intricate ivory inlay of floral motifs and leaves.
mirror stand (furniture); mirror (furniture)
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