Price: € 2500.0
An Art Deco wall mirror in oak from Belgium, made around 1920. In the years after the First World War, Belgian cabinetmakers translated the new geometric language of Art Deco into solid oak, and this mirror is a fine example: a strong architectural frame around an octagonal bevelled glass, designed to give a hallway or living room both light and character.
The wide frame is built up in stepped layers, with projecting stepped corners at the top and bottom that give it a lively, almost skyline-like silhouette. At the top centre sits a carved diamond-shaped panel with a stylised flower and fan motif, deeply cut so that it catches the light. A fine black edge runs along the outer contours and around the glass, sharpening every line and step of the design.
The oak has a warm reddish-brown colour with a beautiful, lively grain that shows clearly across the wide flat surfaces. The octagonal glass has a soft bevelled edge, and the frame is solidly made, with the careful joinery and proportions typical of good Belgian Art Deco work.
Its wide, horizontal format makes it ideal above a sideboard, a console, a chest of drawers or a fireplace, in an entrance hall, a living room or a dining room. It brings warmth and graphic Art Deco character to a classic interior, and works just as well as a striking accent in a contemporary setting.
Condition: good condition with normal signs of age.
Dimensions:
Height: 68 cm
Width: 99.5 cm
Depth: 2.5 cm
Ref. 26-0598