A Large Distressed Victorian Gesso & Mercury Plate Overmantle Mirror c.1880 sub-Natural History Usually when one sees owl

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Cherubini dedicated his last composition

above a hinged writing slope

A Large Distressed Victorian Gesso & Mercury Plate Overmantle Mirror c.1880 sub-Natural History Usually when one sees owlOrigin: EnglishPeriod: Mid Late VictorianProvenance: UnknownDate: c. 1880Height: 40Depth: 2Width: 45. 5The large dome topped overmantle mirror having the original heavy mercury glass plate surrounded by a gesso and pine moulded frame showing remnants of an ebonised and gilded finish, the lower edge with extended shaped mouldings, surviving from the high Victorian period in completely unmolested condition. The original mirror plate has wonderful