Girandole Looking Glass

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English or American, ca. 1790-1810.
Carved gilt-wood and gesso, glass, brass bobeches.
Condition: Excellent condition, minor restoration
This diminutive-size girandole mirror has a carved eagle perched on a plinth of rocks with a sphere in one talon above a convex mirror surrounded by balls flanked by carved candlearms with sockets. The bottom portion is complimented with a wonderfully carved foliage above a pineapple motif.