Regency-style Shell Crest Mirror with Gilt and Painted Finish
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A late 19th century decorative Regency style overmantle mirror with shell crest, parcel gilt and painted finish
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- Parcel Gilt - An item or component that is partially gilded, the purpose of the gilding being to accentuate the decoration. For example a silver vessel may have gilded highlights, or the leg of a table or chair may have gilded carvings.
- Regency Period - The Regency period in English furniture design refers to the period when King George III, was declared unfit to rule in 1811, and his son ruled as proxy as Prince Regent, until 1820, and then, after the death of his father as George IV until his death in 1830. The Regency period was preceded by the Georgian period (George I, George II, and George III: 1714 - 1811), and was followed by the William IV period, which only lasted until 1837 when William IV died as was succeeded by Queen Victoria.
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mirrors, wall, period, age or style
- Louis style 371
- overmantle 830
- Victorian 326
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