Bespoke Guild Mark Holder
Garter Star Mirror
Name of Designer:
Thomas Messel
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BGM Number
354
Website
https://thomasmessel.com/
Date of Award
2004
Makers’ Name
James Whitchell, Simon Cooper and Rebecca Knapman
Description
Antiqued crystal glass facets surround a central decorative mirror. The edge of the central mirror was carved from wood and then later water gilded.
About
Thomas Messel has been designing and creating the finest handcrafted, stylishly elegant furniture since 1979. His style is characterised by a sense of the romantic and is influenced by his enthusiasm for the European 17th Century to 19th Century decorative arts, from the baroque to the neo classical, as well as his practical appreciation of contemporary design.
