19th-century Small Shaving Mirror #4 Soft Ornaments Painted velvet material

Painted velvet material

green leaves

The Platter of Oysters on Ice Ornament is a delightful miniature that celebrates the culinary joys of the holiday season and beyond

this trompe l’oeil plate is topped with a sculpted ceramic apple that appears to rest directly on the surface

Narmada River

19th-century Small Shaving Mirror #4 Soft Ornaments Painted velvet materialWithin John Derian's curated collection of antique art and mirrors is a collection of antique shaving mirrors. An essential personal tools for men before modern indoor electricity, the mirrors were made with beveled and scalloped glass panels crafted to refract candlelight or morning window illumination directly onto a face. Easily carried between rooms, they were often packed into travelers' trunks, or hung in Civil War military encampments. See the