Gouden zonnespiegel - Flamme Ø 90 cm dekselpot op een schouw

op een schouw

Each lidded jar is blue and white Chinese porcelain with a scrolling floral ground and a pointed finial on the lid

Its size and weight make it a substantial object

a detail used in inter-war salons and entrance halls to set warm woods against darker accents

such as a geometric bronze lamp or a period mirror

Gouden zonnespiegel - Flamme Ø 90 cm dekselpot op een schouwThis sunburst mirror (miroir soleil) is a present day piece with an antique look, hand made after a French model. The frame is built up from solid wood with a fine gesso ground and red bole, over which gold leaf is laid and finished with a soft antique patina. At the centre sits a convex butler glass with a twisted rope moulding and a black lacquered rim. Here the glass is ringed by full, curving flame like rays for a lively sun effect, measuring 90