(A) A truly first-class Art Deco
nickled bronze mirror featuring a leaping gazelle, 31 inches
wide, 19 deep. Whereas this exact mirror is now sold, I have
an identical frame with a slightly different glass in it, pictured
here, below. The dimensions are essential exactly the same. Note
the original tasseled cord, a tasty little French treat!
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(B) With its fresh chrome plating
and resilvering, this mirror just gleams! The styling of the
bird and fruit motifs is decidedly Moderne, so spare... 35 inches
wide and 32 from the top of the chain to the bottom of the fruitcup,
this shining example of French fancy has ample presence for an
important spot in the home. (e-mail
Jack for a price)
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(C) A cast brass Art Deco classic
with a fresh brushed nickel finish, and my "secret patina,"
the glass resilvered. It's about 30 inches wide. (e-mail
Jack for a price)
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(D) There's nothing French about
this, cobalt blue glass mirror, but who cares -- it's as rare
as a hen's tooth! And, just to complicate matters, I have a perfect
matching pair of these extraordinary beauties! They're just shy
of 24 inches across, and they have a neat, subtle little 1/4"
bevel on the edge. They're mounted on their original masonite
backs, and the little steel tabs which hold them into place have
a restrained deco motif. There are a few minor surface scratches
to each mirror, and one has two tiny (pin-head sized)
chips, if you can call them that, on the underside edge. One
can be put behind a tab, the other is almost invisible. That
mirror also has one tiny fracture on the underside of the edge,
but it's almost invisible as well. Hey, you should be so lucky
to be in such "good health" at 80 or so.... a subject
we don't need to press... (e-mail
Jack for a price)
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(E) This is one of my favorites,
showing wheel-etched sheaths of wheat on the left and right...
about 30x40 inches...American, pas Francais... (e-mail
Jack for a price)
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(F) Here's a MASSIVE French mirror
with deeply etched and gilded decoration! Would you believe --
it's 80 wide by 40 high? If you've got the right space for it,
this beauty will transform your room into a wonderland! (e-mail
Jack for a price)
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(G) As usual, it's almost impossible
to get a good photo of a mirror (disregard the strange tic-tac-toe
design you see)... This 30x40 inch blazing beauty has its lovely
designs wheel-cut into the back, and it's in (rare! rare!) mint
condition! It doesn't get any better, does it? (e-mail
Jack for a price)
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(H) About 30x40, can be used horizontally
or vertically, mint condition, probably 40's vintage... decoration
etched into the back of the glass...also American, pas Francais...
(e-mail
Jack for a price)
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(I) Foil-back cobalt glass accents
make this such a special piece! It's about 28 inches across.
Right! This is NOT a French mirror! (e-mail
Jack for a price)
(J) This mirror is going to SING
once it's resilvered and the wood is touched up -- or silver
leafed, even! It measures 30 wide by 50 high, a great size for
an entryway.
(e-mail Jack for a price)
And look what just came blasting
out of the end of Jack's "restoration cannon" -- a
nickle-plated mirror of incomparable beauty! And (get a load
of this), it's signed "G. Joffroy." Now I'm not familiar
with Monsieur Joffroy's other work, but he had to
have been fairly dialed into the soul of Art Deco, wouldn't you
venture? It's 28 1/2 wide, 24 high (not including the rope).
Well, lazy-bones, you missed
this one! It's soon to hang in Tiffany's home! SOLD!!
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