FRENCH CARVED MONTPARNASSE FRAMED MIRROR Furniture 5cm h x 22cm w

5cm h x 22cm w x 22cm d

Gouache on board

Set of six French metal garden chairs

Still-life painting of a set breakfast table with egg

Designed in the Art Deco style

FRENCH CARVED MONTPARNASSE FRAMED MIRROR Furniture 5cm h x 22cm wBeautiful French carved framed mirror with lovely old sparkly mirror glass. A little history: Montparnasse frames are from the 20th century and are reputed to be designed by the many Russian painters who had begun to congregate in the Montparnasse area between 1908 1914. Since they were artists with very little means, they carved the frames themselves from modest pine and left them ungilded. The patinas vary and, traditionally, are in hues or cream or