Magical pewter hare mirror decorated with oak leaves and moon design
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GRANTHAM
EATON GRANTHAM
lincolnshire
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Magical pewter hare mirror decorated with oak leaves and moon design. This hand tooled pewter mirror features a running hare along the bottom. His body is richly decorated with oak leaves and acorns. At the top of the mirror is a mystical moon peeking out from behind clouds.
The hare is native to Britain and folklore abounds with stories about them. Hares hunker down low in sets in the grass often startling and surprising you when out walking. Their sudden leaps have often been associated with dawns, new months, and new beginnings.
An old tradition is to say RABBITS on the last evening of the month and HARES on the first morning of the month!
The mirror is approximately 16 inches high and 4 inches across the base, at the top is a steel wire handle to enable you to hang it from a hook or nail in the wall. My mirrors also look great suspended from a curtail rail with a length of ribbon.
I cut curvy organic shapes from mirror glass and cut the pewter to fit the shape. I then tool the design working from both the front and back of the metal. When I am finished the metal is patinated to darken it and then hand polished to bring up the highlights in the pewter.
Modern pewter does not contain any lead and will keep its shine without the need for regular polishing.
The mirror is useful as well as decorative being quite large enough to see to shave of make up.
A really unusual gift for someone who has everything.
All my pewter and mirror glass can be recycled.My mirrors are often made from offcuts of larger pieces of glass. They are all hand cut and sizes are approximate. The length or height includes the wire hanger at the top.
As each mirror is unique and handmade it may vary from the image above. Please take this in to account when ordering and let me know if you need to order one with EXACT measurements.
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Shipping Countries: United Kingdom (UK), United States (US)
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Shipping Policy
UK only,Royal mail 2nd class standard shipping is included. If you wish to added tracked and signed shipping to your order please let me know and l will give you a quote.
