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Regency Convex Mirror by Thomas Fentham

Offered by: Yew Tree House

Description
Fine Regency period gilt and ebonized convex mirror by Thomas Fentham, London, having carved hippocampus with two gilt balls flanked by pair of dolphins atop a turned gilt frame with gilt balls, with original twist turned sconce arms, the base with acanthus scroll carving, the whole in richly burnished water gilding and retaining original mercury glass
Thomas Fentham was a leading carver, gilder, glass grinder and picture-frame maker and occupied several addresses in the Strand between 1774 and 1825. He worked from 136 The Strand between 1794-1820. His label appears on related convex mirrors illustrated in C.Gilbert, Pictorial Dictionary of Marked London Furniture: 1700-1840, Leeds, 1996, pp. 28 and 204-205, figs. 344-347.

More Information

Period:	19th Century
Materials:	carving, gilding, glass grinding
Condition:	Good. retains original mercury glass and brass candle sockets.
Creation Date:	1810
Styles / Movements:	Regency, Traditional
Dealer Reference #:	SKU00001113
Incollect Reference #:	615006

Dimensions

W.	28 in;	H.	40 in;	D.	9 in;
W.	71.12 cm;	H.	101.6 cm;	D.	22.86 cm;

Message from Seller:

Yew Tree House Antiques was launched in 1991, fueled by a passion for collecting the unexpected. Kevin Kleinbardt and Ahna Petersen, with independent backgrounds in furniture and art history respectively, joined forces to focus on pieces with a “soulfulness of character,” as Ahna likes to say.

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