A Good Quality 19thC Figured Walnut Wall Mirror sub-Antiques Madame Tussauds has roots dating

Madame Tussauds has roots dating back to the Paris of 1770 and it was here that Madame Tussaud learnt to model wax likenesses under the tutelage of her mentor

with applied floral lozenge motifs to the side panels with further chip carved decoration and nulling to the front and back

hanging from a smooth wooden pole

The use of the dark background was a common trend used by still life artists that only really changed with the likes of Monet’s works and Van Gogh’s Sunflowers in 1888

The stand has fared a little less well with one of the swags lacking and it is slightly rickety but beautiful and totally original showing a healthy amount of green patination commensurate with age

A Good Quality 19thC Figured Walnut Wall Mirror sub-Antiques Madame Tussauds has roots datingOrigin: English Period: Early Mid Nineteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1840 Height: 29. 25 inches Width: 22. 5 inches Depth: 2 inches (all with cornice) The amply proportioned walnut veneered wall mirror having the original heavy plate mercury bevelled glass, the arch shaped reeded surround surmounted by a cornice. Once having been the central section of a very large three piece dressing mirror or wardrobe, the sides bear brass locking