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A RUSSIAN CUT STEEL TOILET MIRROR
Lot 283

A RUSSIAN CUT STEEL TOILET MIRROR

ATTRIBUTED TO THE TULA IMPERIAL WORKSHOPS, CIRCA 1800

Closed8 February 2017

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A RUSSIAN CUT STEEL TOILET MIRROR
ATTRIBUTED TO THE TULA IMPERIAL WORKSHOPS, CIRCA 1800
11 5/8 in. (29.5 cm.) high

Specialist note

The distinctive rosettes of the frame of this toilet mirror are a particular leitmotif of the Tula workshops, and feature on a number of pieces supplied to Empress Catherine the Great and other members of the Imperial family (see A. Cheneviere, Russian Furniture: The Golden Age 1780-1840, London, 1988, pp. 248-254).