A late Victorian simulated bamboo cheval mirror

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A late Victorian simulated bamboo cheval mirror
by Smee, with an adjustable rectangular plate on tapering and splayed uprights, joined by a flattened stretcher, on splayed legs with block feet, later decorated, bearing a label Willn A.S. Smee
Manufacturers
Finsbury Pavement,
London

-- 32½in. (82cm.) wide, 64in. (162cm.) high, 20in. (51cm.) deep


William Smee, 6, Finsbury Pavement, London was the founder of a prominent business which was noted for its catalogues of furniture designs. These catalogues were extremely influential and helped establish the firm as one of the largest wholesalers in the middle of the century. They produced furniture in a very wide range of styles and enjoyed a reputation for good quality

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