Square Mirror with Carved Wood Frame with a Dentil Frieze, Brown Patina, Mercury Glass, 19th Century

This mirror features a square frame in solid wood carved with a continuous frieze of projecting dentils cut crisply, giving the object an almost Brutalist graphic rhythm before its time. The brown patina, nuanced and waxed, brings out the relief of the carving. It retains its original mercury glass, whose foxing and silvered nuances attest to its age.

This work of direct carving, most likely of folk or regional origin, appeals today through its paradoxical modernity: the repetition of the dentil motif evokes both antique frames and the Brutalist creations of the 20th century, which explains the current enthusiasm for these workshop mirrors of authentic charm.

Condition report: Good general condition. Sound wood with an old patina, original mercury glass showing characteristic pitting and oxidation that make all its charm. A mirror of character, alone above a console or integrated into a wall of antique mirrors.