FRENCH CARVED MONTPARNASSE FRAMED MIRROR Side/Consoles elegant and stylish oval silverplate

elegant and stylish oval silverplate and wooden tray by the design house Valmazan

Originally this device was used to press book sheets together before binding

Fabulous large mid-20th Century American slatted maple wood bench with incorporated lidded coffer

Dimensions: Panier 28cm h x 38cm w x 28cm d /Figs Average 8cm h x 6cm w

FRENCH CARVED MONTPARNASSE FRAMED MIRROR Side/Consoles elegant and stylish oval silverplateBeautiful French old sparkly mercury mirror glass and Montparnasse frame with original paint and lovely patination. Montparnasse frames are from the 20th Century and are reputed to be designed by the many Russian painters who had begun to congregate in the Montparnasse area between 1908 1914. Since they were artists with very little means, they carved the frames themselves from modest pine and left them ungilded. Circa: Early 20th Century Origin: