Thursday

Skip find



This antique mirror frame came into the workshop this afternoon, it was being thrown away and was on top of a pile of household rubbish in a skip! One of my regular customers  saw it and asked how much the throwers-away wanted for it, but they did not want any cash, they were just happy for it to be taken away. This was in a village close to the workshop, I wish I had driven past and seen it first!

It's in good condition, various areas of damage to the gesso/gilding, some missing ornament, and one of the column capitals has a section missing, but once all this is repaired it will be a great overmantle mirror.