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Flemish baroque repoussé gilt mirror
Rectangular gilded repoussé frame, decorated with a scrolled border surmounted by a pair of winged cherubs holding a crown. Floral scrollwork below and the Flemish legend: BEZIE U ZELVE which translates to ‘Look at yourself’. Original bevelled oval mirror plate with some foxing to the edges.
Flemish, circa 1800


Repoussé is a technique of embossing metal, much used in the 16th and 17th centuries in silver work, it had a revival in Britain and the Continent in the 19th century. This frame has been gilded and from the front could appear to have been carved in wood and gilded, see the photograph of the back of the frame to show the technique, it also shows the metal flanges used to hold the mirror plate in place.

  • Period: Flemish, circa 1800
  • Sold
  • Location: Scotland
    • Dimensions: H: 86cm (33.86in)
    • W: 67cm (26.38in)
    • D: 0cm (0.00in)