Antique Pierced Silver Dressing Table Mirror

This is a stunning Edwardian antique sterling silver dressing table mirror which is hallmarked for Birmingham 1904, with the silversmiths’ mark for Sydney & Co. It has beautiful decoration of flowers, acanthus and scroll work and clear hallmarks. When it came to us it was less striking with; blackened silver, bald velvet, threadbare silk, a very poorly wooden frame and a detached backstand. Despite this litany of problems, we have thoroughly refreshed the ‘ugly duckling’ and now present a desirable swan. To do this we have completely cleaned, stabilised and repaired the structure, replaced the velvet and silk, attached the backstand and installed a suitable cord stand stop. As with most of the frames and mirrors we receive, this one had far too many Diy repairs and pins holding the mirror and silverwork in place. However, we have left the holes where these pins peppered the silverwork, as they form part of the first 118 years of the mirrors’ history. Moreover, we firmly believe that flooding and/or silver soldering can potentially lead to loss of detail and the erasing of important pointers to a frames’ history, at considerable cost.