This exceptional William III-period inlaid mirror is one of the absolute finest early 18th-century furnishings we have ever had in our gallery. Featuring an extremely rare cushion frame, the mirror is decorated with both walnut marquetry in a lush floral pattern and oysterwood veneer, intricately detailed in execution and displaying incredible depth of color. Crowned with an inlaid and openwork cresting, this beveled-glass mirror exhibits painstaking craftsmanship and superb artistry. During the reign of Queen Mary and her Dutch husband King William III, Dutch and German craftsmen came to England as part of the Protestant exodus from continental Europe, and brought with them a number of important furniture forms and techniques incl