Rare Solid Brass Round Looking Glass inlaid Architectural "pier" mirrors were designed

Architectural "pier" mirrors were designed to reflect the classical taste that emerged in the United Kingdom from 1720-50

the top with carved ostrich feathers over a projecting tasseled tambrequin between a broken scroll pediment

Mahogany open armchair having a solid

Lignum vitae is a particularly dense and heavy wood with a natural oil that makes it excellent for turning on a lathe

some that have come up in auction

Rare Solid Brass Round Looking Glass inlaid Architectural "pier" mirrors were designedAn unusual brass frame with a flat mirror plate from the early 19th century. English circa 1825. English brass production boomed in the 18th century with developments in the smelting of zinc. This mirror with its complex molding profile of deep hollows, the molding next to the plate mimicking typical Regency mirror forms, similar to the exterior side molding and was likely formed by the rolling process and not extruded meaning the brass was cut to