19th-century Small Shaving Mirror #3 Small Dishes & Saucers This 19th-century French wine decanter

This 19th-century French wine decanter or beverage carafe is among John Derian's trove of handpicked vintage and antique goods

a saucer and a platter

Crafted with meticulous detail

optical brighteners

10" L x 6" H

19th-century Small Shaving Mirror #3 Small Dishes & Saucers This 19th-century French wine decanterWithin John Derian's curated collection of antique art and mirrors is a collection of antique shaving mirrors. An essential personal tools for men before modern indoor electricity, the mirrors were made with beveled and scalloped glass panels crafted to refract candlelight or morning window illumination directly onto a face. Easily carried between rooms, they were often packed into travelers' trunks, or hung in Civil War military encampments. See the