Hand mirror - Paris - Second half of about 1800 - Pre-Raphaelite Period - Engraved, crossed and pyrographed leather.

Hand mirrors for collectors.

In engraved and pyrographed leather depicting a woman in full pre-Raphaelite style (https://www.musee-orsay.fr/it/collezioni/in-primo-piano/actualites/il-preraffaellismo.html) second half of 19th Century circa.

The aesthetics and even the unusual material, all refer to this historical period so short, but so significant and important for the subsequent artistic currents. Developed in England, this mirror instead comes from Paris with clear and deliberate inspirations from Alphonse Mucha (to learn more: https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfons_Mucha)

In short, a lot and a lot can be talked about this small object now a little useless, but which tells an interesting story.

For the lovers of real antiques.