Hand Mirror, ca. 1925, French, Bronze, ivory, mirror glass, , W. 5-1/2 in. ( x cm), Metalwork-Bronze, Antiquity

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Hand Mirror, ca. 1925, French, Bronze, ivory, mirror glass, , W. 5-1/2 in. ( x cm), Metalwork-Bronze, Antiquity provided the inspiration for this hand mirror by Armand-Albert Rateau, who borrowed both its decoration from Pompeiian models. Rateau conceived the model for a sumptuous bathroom (now destroyed) that he designed in 1921 for the Duchess of Alba at the Palacio Liria in Madrid

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Size: 2597px × 3678px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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