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giltwood mirror with a picture of the Huntress.

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By rebel0718, 30 May, 2013
Description

I purchased this giltwood mirror a couple of weeks ago at a flea market. It has a picture of a woman holding a bow and arrow, at the top center of the mirror. She is surrounded by roses and leaves carved into the gilding.

When I got it home I took a closer look and I think I may have a pretty old piece. There are remenants of paper/backing around the frame that I think used to cover the mirror. It is very dark and brittle. I hardly touched a piece of it and it snapped right off. What I assume is the replacement covering over the mirror, is very soft as well. When I finally got the cover removed without destroying it, I found a couple of stamps on it reading "Century Mirror Corp" It also says "silvered______" but there is no information filled out on the provided line. close to the bottom of the mirror there is a date stamp of  "Dec 13 1939" 

I am thinking the original mirror had been broken,  which was why there is remenants of the brittle paper on the framework. Then Century replaced it in 39. there are two phillips head screws that have been used on the frame to secure a rope to the back for hanging. Unfortunately, the person who did this did not take screw length into consideration, so there are a couple of small holes through the front of the frame.

If anyone can tell me what I have here I would sure appreciate it. I wish I knew more about these so I could be more descriptive.

 

Thanks,

Category
General Antiques and Collectibles
Medium
Giltwood, mirror,
Distinguishing marks
The Huntress, Roses, leaves, curved mirror gilding
Condition
Good
Size and dimensions of this item
Mirror measures 30 3/4" at tallest point
21 1/4" at widest point
including frame and gilding 38 1/2" at tallest point
23 3/4 " at widest point
Date Period
unknown. Prior to 1940
Weight
18lbs
eBay Auction Link
Price Paid (If known)
$50 at flea market
For Sale?
No
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rebel0718

12 years 1 month ago

Re: giltwood mirror with a picture of the Huntress.

Anybody? Any ideas/opinions are welcome! I would love to get some information about this mirror.... 3 days and no comments is beginning to ake me wonder if this site really works..

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