A remarkable Victorian mirror
by Jes Barkentin, 1868,
of large octagonal form, the silver-mounted frame with stepped sides, the inner border of ivory, carved with panels of roses and interspersed with eight navette-shaped silver panels, each decorated in relief with a child emblematic of the seasons and , between these, eight silver-mounted mirrored bosses, the central glass panel bordered by a wood bezel carved with rosettes, 82cm. wide.