Stuart needlework adds rarity to mirror at Vogel sale

This 2ft (60cm) high Charles II needlework looking glass worked with figures and fantastical beasts emblematic of the seasons was estimated at $10,000-15,000 but sold at $80,000 (£61,500) in the Vogel collection auction at Sotheby's New York.

Mirrors such as this (lined to the back with old red velvet) were intended to stand freely on a dr…

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