19TH CENTURY

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AN IRISH EBONISED, PARCEL-GILT AND GLASS ENCRUSTED MIRROR
19TH CENTURY
With an oval plate and glass-bead decorated surround, the reverse inscribed in chalk 'Queen's Room', losses
23½ in. (60 cm.) high; 29½ in. (75 cm.) wide

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This lot is offered without reserve. No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

The chalk inscription on the reverse of the mirror indicates that the mirror once hung in Queen Victoria's suite at Scone Palace. Queen Victoria and Prince Albert stayed at Scone in September 1842. The Queen requested ground floor rooms and three south-facing rooms were duly converted into a boudoir, a bedroom and a dressing room for Prince Albert.

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