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A. W. N. Pugin. An Important Dressing Table Mirror with Carved Spiral Stretcher

Creator: Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin
Offered by: Puritan Values Ltd

Description
Depth: 11.81" || Creator: Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin || A. W. Pugin. attributed maker for John Webb of Bond Street. An important Gothic Revival dressing table mirror with carved spiral stretcher and carved roses. Made from pale walnut with the original mercury mirror glass plate. The carved roses and particularly the spiral stretcher of this dressing table mirror are identical to the middle stretcher Pugin used on the 16 chairs he designed for the Princess Chamber, the Royal Gallery and the Robing room in the Palace Of Westminster (PO W) which was completed by 1847 for a visit by Queen Victoria.

Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin (1812-1852) was an English, designer, author, theorist, leading figure in the English Roman Catholic and Gothic Revival periods, the first to employ honest construction throughout all cabinet making and predicting the Arts and Crafts Movement.

He has been called the foremost British architect of the 19th century.

More Information

Documentation:	Ample Provenance
Period:	19th Century
Condition:	Good. Condition consistent with age and use.
Creation Date:	1840
Styles / Movements:	Traditional, Gothic
Dealer Reference #:	PV003227
Incollect Reference #:	805081

Dimensions

W.	25.59 in;	H.	30.91 in;	D.	11.81 in;
W.	65 cm;	H.	78.51 cm;	D.	30 cm;

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