Adam Partridge Auctioneers & Valuers
Lot 414
A good and large Edwardian Arts and Crafts beaten copper overmantel mirror with stylised tree design in green Ruskin inset roundels, and with Scottish style roses, purchased from The Liberty Exhibition June 2009, width 125cm. CONDITION REPORT: The mirror is not bevelled, there is general wear throughout commensurate with age, area of corrosion/discolouration to left side, some dents particularly to raised hollow sections, scratches, unevenness in finish etc, one sizeable area of loss to ceramic roundels (see pic), otherwise surface wear and crazed, the corner joints slightly raised, area to lower right reverse where sheeting is loose from board with some splits, some areas where finish is rubbing off, small area of loss to cornice rear left underside, gaps between boards visible to reverse, holes in sheeting where joints have been moved, we cannot guarantee glass is original but it does not appear to have been replaced recently, long thin indentation to top (see pic).
