Important tortoiseshell mirror, Flanders 17th century

Rare and large mirror with double inverted profiles in red tortoiseshell veneer separated by blackened wooden strips.

Softwood core.

Original wrought iron hanging hooks; mercury glass.

Good state of conservation, small restorations of use to the veneer.

Flemish work from the 17th century.

Height: 102 cm; Width: 81.5 cm

Our opinion :


Our mirror features a very beautiful quality of tortoise shells of the most beautiful variety "Eretmochelys imbricata", with radiant decoration on a still very fresh red background.
It is extremely rare due to its size, because such a mirror required not only a large mercury glass but also numerous tortoise shells, a material which was still particularly expensive in the 17th century.