A Large French Gesso Faux Bois & Floral Carved Oval Wall Mirror c.1875-90 sub-Decorative Objects 1782 as the emblem of

1782 as the emblem of the United States of America

The century-old un-restored flower horn is completely original

to a square plinth base

the whole on a brown and sea green background

but his son Lumley comes across from his will as a less sympathetic figure

A Large French Gesso Faux Bois & Floral Carved Oval Wall Mirror c.1875-90 sub-Decorative Objects 1782 as the emblem ofOrigin: FrenchPeriod: 3rd RepublicProvenance: UnknownDate: c. 1875 90Height: 47"Width: 37"Depth: 5"The large and wonderfully decorative stained plaster and gesso faux bois and floral crested mirror, at nigh on four feet high, the original (?) oval mercury glass mirror plate now beautifully clouded and foxed with age, encased by simulated naturalistic wood, each bound together with simulated rope, to a large floral spray with flower heads to the top