Cheval Mirror

Sweden or Baltic states, circa 1815

Height: 202 cm (79.5 inch)
Width: 119 cm (46.9 inch)
Depth: 40 cm (15.7 inch) Ref No: 1618

Provenance: Private Collection Graham Greene, Grove House, Oxford

An unusual and intriguing Swedish Empire giltwood cheval mirror in the Egyptian taste. The design and rich ornamentation of this mirror is reflecting the fascination with Egyptian antiquity brought about by the Napoleonic campaigns of the late 18th century.

The present mirror was on loan to the exhibiton ‚Mit Napoleon in Ägypten’ in the Wallraf-Richartz-Museum, 2009, Cologne and published in the catalogue.