A Decorative 18thC Painted & Carved Oak Wall Mirror c.1790 sub-Antiques The original plate has some

The original plate has some foxing but just the right amount to serve for character with a good spread of sparkle

the life size human skull used for phrenological and medical study is cast in plaster

the whole raised on turned legs

the interior opening to reveal a candle box

The examples within this particular case have a pleasing variation with a nice range of distinctive colours and pattern

A Decorative 18thC Painted & Carved Oak Wall Mirror c.1790 sub-Antiques The original plate has someOrigin: Probably Italian, Venetian Period: Late Eighteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1780 1800 Height: 43 Width: 27. 75 (at extremities) The Plate: 20. 75 x 13. 75 The generously sized eighteenth century carved oak pier mirror with Rococo influences, probably Venetian, having traces of gilded and painted decoration of teal green with gilded highlights, the original rectangular mirror plate now beautifully foxed, with a shell surmount and