Sunburst Mirror hits Wall Street!

Very inter­esting article in last week’s Wall Street Journal regarding the his­tory of the star­burst mirror. Some sug­gest that the style was first pop­u­lar­ized by King Louis XIV of France.

Louis XIV of France — the Henry Ford of mirrors?

Others say that the mir­rors are the result of antique dealers and col­lec­tors repur­posing the many reli­gious icons that flooded the market after the 1789–1799 French Rev­o­lu­tion. The mer­chants and dec­o­ra­tors purged the round por­traits and images of the Holy Family and saints from their metal frames and replaced them with mirror. Now, over 200 years later, these mir­rors can still add an unex­pected pop to almost any room. Among our col­lec­tion of mir­rors, we’ve offered sev­eral vari­eties of sun­burst or star­burst mir­rors and at times, we’ve even had trouble keeping them in stock!

Add sparkle to your space with a piece of beauty … and his­tory! Clayton Gray Home Art and Mir­rors.