striking gilded mirror bordered with precious stones 112 x 70 cm

This is an exquisite gilded mirror bordered with floral inlay made from beautiful coloured glass to resemble precious jewels,dating from the last quarter of the20thcentury.

This creates an unusually beautiful effect that is very attractive to the eye.There is no mistaking the unique quality and design of this mirror and it is will make the perfect accessory for your Moroccan / Arabic themed room.Nevertheless it is sure to receive the maximum amount of attention wherever it is hung.
Condition:
Excellent.Dimensions in cm:Height 112 x Width 70-Can be hung portrait or landscapeDimensions in inches:Height 3 foot, 8 inches x Width 2 foot, 4 inches-Can be hung portrait or landscape
Our reference: 04877
Mirrors
are commonly used forpersonal groomingor admiring oneself (in which case thearchaic termlooking-glassis sometimes still used), decoration, and architecture.The earliest manufactured mirrors were pieces of polished stone such as obsidian, a naturally occurring volcanic glass.In classical antiquity, mirrors were made of solid metal (bronze, later silver) and were too expensive for widespread use by common people; they were also prone tocorrosion. Due to the low reflectivity of polished metal, these mirrors also gave a darker image than modern ones, making them unsuitable for indoor use with the artificial lighting of the time.The method of making mirrors out ofplate glasswas invented by 16th-century Venetian glassmakers on the island ofMurano, who covered the back of the glass withmercury, obtaining near-perfect and undistorted reflection.For over one hundred years, Venetian mirrors installed in richly decorated frames served as luxury decorations for palaces throughout Europe, but the secret of the mercury process eventually arrived in London and Paris during the 17th century, due to industrial espionage. French workshops succeeded in large scale industrialization of the process, eventually making mirrors affordable to the masses.

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