Carlo X Mirror In Gilded Bronze And Crystal With Musical Mechanism, Circa 1820

An elegant Charles X-era dressing table mirror, circa 1820, crafted from mercury-gilded bronze and diamond-cut crystal. The mirror’s base conceals a musical mechanism with two interchangeable tunes, complete with a key and in working order.
During the Charles X era, Paris saw the development of luxury items in crystal and gilded bronze, such as dressing sets, caskets, clocks, and candlesticks. Our mirror belongs to this category of objects and is a splendid example of it. Finely chiseled and gilded with mercury, it features a double-sided mirror; the mirror, polished with silver powder, is the original. On the side of the base, two levers are visible: one starts and stops the musical mechanism, while the other changes the melody.
The mirror is in excellent condition.

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Dimensions
H 53 cm
W max 22 cm
Base 10.5 x 10 cm,5
Mirror depth: 19 cm

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