A Very Large c.1900 Carved Oak Wall Mirror sub-Antiques The original purpose of the

The original purpose of the flared wings in wing backed armchairs were understood to be to prevent drafts in old houses from reaching ones upper body or to protect the delicate skin of gentrified ladies from the heat of a roaring fire

the whole containing thirty nine examples surviving from the mid twentieth century

The paint has wear commensurate with age and is found most worn in the right areas

crocodiles and snakes for the reptile cage whilst more fantastical items like these would have been carved for the sideshow

with rope twist detailing set with red and blue rectangular and circular cabochons

A Very Large c.1900 Carved Oak Wall Mirror sub-Antiques The original purpose of theOrigin: English Period: Late Nineteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1890 1900 The Whole: Height: 81. 5 inches Width: 66. 25 inches (at maximum) Depth: 6. 25 inches (at maximum) The large rectangular overmantle or wall mirror at just under seven feet high having the original shaped heavy glass plate set in a well carved oak frame consisting of a dentil cornice over carved lunettes and scrolling supports, with male and female figural masks as a