Details
Within a moulded giltwood surround decorated with alternating faceted blue glass and clear parcel-gilt glass studs, centered with five arms and four glass branches each hung with drops
44 in. (111.8 cm.) high, 33 in. (83.8 cm.) wide
Provenance
With Hotspur, Ltd., London.
Literature
R. Kern, Hotspur: Eighty Years of Antiques Dealing, London, 2004.
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Lot Essay


This wonderfully inventive Irish chandelier-mirror is the only one of its type known to exist. Typically, such mirrors utilize a branch from which a small chandelier hangs in front of the mirror plate. In this example, the central stem is halved, and attached to the vertical frame support. Therefore, the reflection makes the five-branch half chandelier appear as though it is a full ten-light chandelier in the round. The mirror actually consists of three separate plates, with the horizontal divider necessary to distribute the weight of the chandelier branches (see: R. Kern, Hotspur: Eighty Years of Antiques Dealing, London, 2004).

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