Charles Chapman 1961 Concave Ship Light Mirror Decorative Interior Design RARE
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:81787 | Country/Region of Origin: United Kingdom |
| Material: Glass | Age: 1961 |
| Original/Repro: Original | Type: Convex Ship Search Light Mirror |
| Maker: Charles Chapman |
Charles Chapman 1961 Concave Mirror
Detail: For sale is a super rare and highlycollectable piece of lighting and reflection history. Not only this item beenmade by the famous and world renowned engineer genius Clarke Chapman, but acidetched light reflecting mirror for a huge naval ship still hold great detailand decorative desirability in the interior space environment today. The itemis solely used for decorative and amusement purposes as you can see from thephotos prov...ided is gives an airy and funfair style distorted refection which isvery cool. This is not a fairground item however it originally came from theback of a huge ship light. The mirror would have been used to increase thevisual distance of the lights reach but magnifying its overall intensity. Thedistortion is casts may have given way to similar reflections and distortedimages captured in the fairground mirrors and we know today.
Background: 1961 Clarke Chapman & Co now manufacturewinches, windlasses, capstan gears, pumps, cranes, ships’ generators andswitchboards, searchlight and floodlight projectors, reflectors, steamgenerating plant for power station and industrial undertakings, pulverizingequipment, conveyors and mechanical handling equipment. Member of the NuclearPower Group
Condition: This item is acid etched and has somescratches in the reverse acid foil of the mirror (pictures provided) this doesnot affect the overall quality of the reflection however. No chips of breaks tothis item and still in highly rare great overall condition.
Summary: Quite simply this is a rare and wonderfullyplayful, curios, decorative and rare item. (We love this item and it really is a show stopper and talking point atour store)
Size: Diameter 20” x Depth 5”
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