Syrie MAUGHAM (1879-1955)
Attributed to S. MAUGHAM by stylistic cross-referencing but not documented.

Console veneered with antique mirrors and solid ebony frames, circa 1935.
Height 82 cm, length 136.5 cm, depth 52 cm.

Tapered legs with a triangular cross-section, two faces covered with mirror and one face in blackened wood, resting on blackened wood feet.
Mirrored top with indentations at the four corners and front center, highlighted by the ebony cornice, echoing the molding of the apron.
The type of wavy, distorting mirror used for the legs and apron is not found in 20th-century mirrored furniture.
Serge Roche, the most renowned creator of mirrored furniture from the 1930s/1940s, used acid-aged flat mirror fixed by screws with a cap on the frame.
As Syrie Maugham commonly practiced in her creations, this involves the reuse of a rare mercury mirror, dating from the early 19th or even 18th century, with beautiful natural corrosion.
The top consists of a flat-surfaced mercury mirror, late 19th/early 20th century.
The fine moldings of the frames holding the mirror panels are made of high-quality solid ebony.
The overall design of this piece of furniture is highly elaborate in detail, the craftsmanship is very meticulous, and the materials are rare and precious, indicating a high-level special commission whose patron is unknown to us.
The rear right leg shows two discreet cracks.