Arts and crafts  1940s oak framed over mantle bevelled hand carved mirror amazing mirror with lovely aged mirror or plate as it's known very heavy well made item hand carved garland to top 70 cm wide 65 cm tall to top carving 3 1/2 cm width could be used as a dressing table mirror or wall hanging would look great in any home contemporary or traditional The birth of the Arts and Crafts movement in Britain in the late 19th century marked the beginning of a change in the value society placed on how things were made. This was a reaction to not only the damaging effects of industrialisation but also the relatively low status of the decorative arts.
Overmantel mirrors became the must have home accessory during the Regency Period, 1811 to 1820. Architects began to lower fireplace mantels to make room for ever-larger horizontal mirrors. Often these were enhanced by gold frames, elaborate carvings, candelabras and additional smaller mirrors