Chaty Vallauris - Mirror- Convex testing - Steel - Oval glass prototype
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Selected by Constance Rousseau
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Estimate € 2,300 - € 2,800
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Chaty Vallauris, a French maker, presents an oval convex sun mirror, model Convexe testing, in steel with a gilt finish, dating from 1940–1950, 60 cm in diameter, external height 60 cm and width 51 cm, depth 4 cm (internal 51 by 4 cm), weight 1151 g, in excellent condition with only minor signs of wear, featuring a central convex glass prototype.
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Description from the seller
Hello dear customers
The house presents to you THE RAREST sun mirror by Chaty Vallauris ever offered.
This is an almost unique specimen of its kind.
It has two features.
The mirror is oval, which is very rare for French production by Chaty, but more importantly, it has a central convex and warped glass as manufactured.
Indeed, in the 1940s/1950s the French firm would have attempted to launch in series oval-shaped models with a center not a flat glass but convex.
Facing the technical difficulty of the time to realize this kind of manufacture, the house ultimately decided to produce in series this model with flat glass.
In this case, coming from an incredible private collection of old sun mirrors, here is a very rare version with a convex central glass that is unfortunately warped as it left production, as evidenced by the photos with the blue areas on the photos to show you the deformation of the material.
Once mounted on a wall, the “witch” effect remains stunning and unique in its decorative nature.
The model is stamped on the back on cardboard.
The mirror will be carefully well-packaged and an antique expert, for its unique character today, has estimated this mirror at 2500 euros.
We will thus see what this site will say about it.
Happy bidding in any case to everyone!
Have a good evening.
Hello dear customers
The house presents to you THE RAREST sun mirror by Chaty Vallauris ever offered.
This is an almost unique specimen of its kind.
It has two features.
The mirror is oval, which is very rare for French production by Chaty, but more importantly, it has a central convex and warped glass as manufactured.
Indeed, in the 1940s/1950s the French firm would have attempted to launch in series oval-shaped models with a center not a flat glass but convex.
Facing the technical difficulty of the time to realize this kind of manufacture, the house ultimately decided to produce in series this model with flat glass.
In this case, coming from an incredible private collection of old sun mirrors, here is a very rare version with a convex central glass that is unfortunately warped as it left production, as evidenced by the photos with the blue areas on the photos to show you the deformation of the material.
Once mounted on a wall, the “witch” effect remains stunning and unique in its decorative nature.
The model is stamped on the back on cardboard.
The mirror will be carefully well-packaged and an antique expert, for its unique character today, has estimated this mirror at 2500 euros.
We will thus see what this site will say about it.
Happy bidding in any case to everyone!
Have a good evening.
Details
Era
1900-2000
Weight
1151 g
Title additional information
Oval glass prototype
Country of origin
France
Manufacturer/brand
Chaty Vallauris
Model
Convex testing
Material
Steel
Colour
Gold
Condition
Excellent condition: barely used with minimal signs of wear
External height
60 cm
External width
51 cm
Internal height
4 cm
Internal width
51 cm
Depth
4 cm
Diameter
60 cm
Estimated period
1940-1950
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