We have always considered and collected these commercial masks and helmets as industries tribal art. Examples can be elegant in their simplicity or bazaar and complex. They are always unique, suprising and filled with personality.
Haberdasher’s Triple John B. Willard Dressing Mirror 1897
These early commercial Cheval mirrors are very hard to come by. I like them best when they have the ornate cast iron swivel outriggers. They look great and function even better. It has a handsome heavy Empire oakwood frame in the original finish. The color is a nice contrast to the black iron hardware and legs. The side panels can swing, turn to any angle and even fold up when not in use. The panels are almost two foot wide and when spread out to reach six and a half foot. This is a nice decorative Victorian example…86″x 81″ wide x 31″… $4300
