Rare Solid Brass Round Looking Glass inlaid Lignum vitae is a particularly

Lignum vitae is a particularly dense and heavy wood with a natural oil that makes it excellent for turning on a lathe

a Tang Dynasty General who subdued the uprising of the An Lushan Rebellion

Very few full sets survive and it is remarkable that the present table along with the Ham House example have survived in remarkably original condition

the top with carved ostrich feathers over a projecting tasseled tambrequin between a broken scroll pediment

Rare Solid Brass Round Looking Glass inlaid Lignum vitae is a particularlyAn unusual brass frame with a flat mirror plate from the early 19th century. English circa 1825. English brass production boomed in the 18th century with developments in the smelting of zinc. This mirror with its complex molding profile of deep hollows, the molding next to the plate mimicking typical Regency mirror forms, similar to the exterior side molding and was likely formed by the rolling process and not extruded meaning the brass was cut to