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© Bowes Museum

Mirror

Artist: F Barbedienne (1810 - 1892)

Location: Bowes Museum

Date: 1867

Materials: bronze & gilding

Dimensions: 206 x 137 cm

Grant:

Amount Paid: £20,000 (Total: £110,000)

Vendor: H Blairman & Sons Ltd

Review number: 3751 (1992)

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Provenance:
Bought from maker by the 1st Earl of Dudley for Witley Court, Worcestershire; F.L.Hunt & Sons, Taunton; H.Blairman & Sons.

Description:
Octagonal panelled glass set in an elaborate bronze frame in the form of panels of decorative foliage edged by silver-gilt strapwork. The panels are decorated with nude female figures, putti, masks, clusters of fruit, flowers, & ribbons.

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