Tremeau French mirror Mirror with small oval 18th century

23,00 €

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In French, trumeau is the word for the thin section of wall between two doors or windows. The word was first used to describe a mirror on that section of wall in the early 1700s. By the middle of the century, it was used to describe a mirror above a mantle.

The original trumeau mirrors were set into wood paneling, or boiserie (bwah-zer-EE), the fancy carved wall-covering of choice in the 17th and 18th centuries. Glass was an expensive resource so at first it was unusual to have even small mirrors set into the decor. As mirror glass became easier to produce in larger squares, it would occasionally be incorporated into paneling.

This lovely 12th scale Tremeau mirror measures externally 11cm high x 6.5cm wide

The large rectangluar insert is 6.7cm high x 4.5cm wide

It is sold without the mirror. TIP: create a paper template, draw around it on acrylic mirror before cutting the mirror.