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2 Antique Brass Regency Argand Cornucopia Trophy Urn Hurricane Lamps 13"
2 Antique Brass Regency Argand Cornucopia Trophy Urn Hurricane Lamps 13"

2 Antique Brass Regency Argand Cornucopia Trophy Urn Hurricane Lamps 13"

Located in Dayton, OH

While originally engineered to burn whale or colza oil, these lamps have been subtly electrified for modern use, with electrical wiring carefully integrated into the burner housings.

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Antique Early 19th Century Regency Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Two Early 19th Century Oil Lamp Clocks with Glass and Pewter Detailing
Two Early 19th Century Oil Lamp Clocks with Glass and Pewter Detailing

Two Early 19th Century Oil Lamp Clocks with Glass and Pewter Detailing

Located in Nottingham, GB

This rare pair of North European whale oil lamp clocks exemplifies a fascinating intersection of practical lighting and rudimentary timekeeping from the early 19th century.

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Antique Early 19th Century Table Lamps

Materials

Pewter

Rare Porcelain Advertising Ware Table Lamp, Baltimore, circa 1840s
Rare Porcelain Advertising Ware Table Lamp, Baltimore, circa 1840s

Rare Porcelain Advertising Ware Table Lamp, Baltimore, circa 1840s

Located in Peabody, MA

A rare porcelain bottle (circa 1840-1850) hand painted with images of stock (jugs, pitchers, tureens and whale oil lamps) sold by the C. Levering Co. of Baltimore, and mounted as a t...

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Antique 1840s American American Classical Table Lamps

Materials

Porcelain

MMM Whale Bronze Pendant Lamp by MM Lampadari
MMM Whale Bronze Pendant Lamp by MM Lampadari

MMM Whale Bronze Pendant Lamp by MM Lampadari

Located in Geneve, CH

MMM Whale Bronze Pendant Lamp by MM Lampadari Dimensions: D 34 x W 113 x H 30 cm.

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2010s Italian Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Metal, Other

MMM Whale Gold Pendant Lamp by MM Lampadari
MMM Whale Gold Pendant Lamp by MM Lampadari

MMM Whale Gold Pendant Lamp by MM Lampadari

Located in Geneve, CH

MMM Whale Gold Pendant Lamp by MM Lampadari Dimensions: D 34 x W 113 x H 30 cm.

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2010s Italian Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Metal, Other

MMM Whale White Pendant Lamp by MM Lampadari
MMM Whale White Pendant Lamp by MM Lampadari

MMM Whale White Pendant Lamp by MM Lampadari

Located in Geneve, CH

MMM Whale White Pendant Lamp by MM Lampadari Dimensions: D 34 x W 113 x H 30 cm.

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2010s Italian Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Metal, Other

Late 18th-Early 19th Century Swing Post Mount Whale Oil Lamp
Late 18th-Early 19th Century Swing Post Mount Whale Oil Lamp

Late 18th-Early 19th Century Swing Post Mount Whale Oil Lamp

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

The whale oil lamp is hand-forged with arched, scroll decorated, with bead decorated spike, the whale oil lamp is complete and original.

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Antique 19th Century British Colonial Antiquities

Materials

Iron

Majolica Humpback Whale Modern Ceramic Chandelier Made in Mexico Chandelier
Majolica Humpback Whale Modern Ceramic Chandelier Made in Mexico Chandelier

Majolica Humpback Whale Modern Ceramic Chandelier Made in Mexico Chandelier

By Lorenzo Lorenzzo

Located in Queretaro, Queretaro

This hanging lamp is a testament to Lorenzo’s history of artistic passion.

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21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Organic Modern Chandeliers and Pen...

Materials

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Antique Turn of Century Ivory Sex Netsuke (Bonerific)

Antique Turn of Century Ivory Sex Netsuke (Bonerific)

Located in Brunswick, ME

In 1859, with the discovery of oil in Titusville, Pennsylvania, B&H began producing kerosene burning lamps, which eventually replaced whale oil burning lamps.

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Early 20th Century Paperweights

Materials

Brass

Large 19thC French Brass Rococo Revival Hanging Hall Lantern c.1880
Large 19thC French Brass Rococo Revival Hanging Hall Lantern c.1880

Large 19thC French Brass Rococo Revival Hanging Hall Lantern c.1880

Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire

Experiments in Europe and America, after 1750, helped to improve the lamp, and when whale oil became plentiful in the early 1800's, lamps became as common as candles.

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Antique 1880s French Rococo Revival Lanterns

Materials

Brass

Bradley Hubbard B&H Gold/Gilded Bookends Federal Neoclassical Building w/Columns
Bradley Hubbard B&H Gold/Gilded Bookends Federal Neoclassical Building w/Columns

Bradley Hubbard B&H Gold/Gilded Bookends Federal Neoclassical Building w/Columns

Located in Brunswick, ME

In 1859, with the discovery of oil in Titusville, Pennsylvania, B&H began producing kerosene burning lamps, which eventually replaced whale oil burning lamps.

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Early 20th Century American Paperweights

Materials

Iron

Fine/Detailed Gilded Antique B&H Cast Polo Players on Horseback Antique Bookends
Fine/Detailed Gilded Antique B&H Cast Polo Players on Horseback Antique Bookends

Fine/Detailed Gilded Antique B&H Cast Polo Players on Horseback Antique Bookends

Located in Brunswick, ME

In 1859, with the discovery of oil in Titusville, Pennsylvania, B&H began producing kerosene burning lamps, which eventually replaced whale oil burning lamps.

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Early 20th Century American Bookends

Materials

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Whale Lamp
Whale Lamp

Whale Lamp

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H 28 in W 22 in D 12 in

Whale Lamp

Located in Los Angeles, CA

There she blows.... 50s whale form made into a light in the 70s on a chic lacquered metal base with plexi and brass accents. A whimsical elegant piece.

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Vintage 1950s English Table Lamps

Materials

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Brandt, Art Deco Dolphin Whale Lamp or Sconce, Chiseled Wrought Iron, Alabaster
Brandt, Art Deco Dolphin Whale Lamp or Sconce, Chiseled Wrought Iron, Alabaster

Brandt, Art Deco Dolphin Whale Lamp or Sconce, Chiseled Wrought Iron, Alabaster

By Edgar Brandt

Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR

Animal sculpture Art Deco lamp or wall lamp decorated with a whale in hammered and chiseled wrought iron.

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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Animal Sculptures

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Alabaster, Wrought Iron

Whale Shaped Lamp
Whale Shaped Lamp

Whale Shaped Lamp

Located in New York, NY

A circa 1960s Italian whale shaped table lamp on a black and clear lucite bese.

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Vintage 1960s Italian Table Lamps

Anglo Raj Antique 19th Century Bronze Oil Lamp
Anglo Raj Antique 19th Century Bronze Oil Lamp

Anglo Raj Antique 19th Century Bronze Oil Lamp

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Anglo Raj antique 19th century bronze Indian temple oil lamp. Whale oil lamp with 4 wick burners. Fantastic patina and great scale.

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Antique 19th Century Indian Moorish Candle Lamps

Materials

Brass

Set of Two Whale Oil Lamps from Whaler's Ship
Set of Two Whale Oil Lamps from Whaler's Ship

Set of Two Whale Oil Lamps from Whaler's Ship

Located in Haarlem, NL

My father used to have a great friend who was a real whaler. As a kid I always was around when he would visit us. Many times he brought scrimshaws sperm whale teeth that he tried to ...

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Antique 19th Century Dutch More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

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Whale Tail Mirrored Reflector Oil Wall Lamp - Signed Wheeler 1882
Whale Tail Mirrored Reflector Oil Wall Lamp - Signed Wheeler 1882

Whale Tail Mirrored Reflector Oil Wall Lamp - Signed Wheeler 1882

Located in Peekskill, NY

Wheeler mirrored reflectors are highly sought after and the whale tail examples are there most complex and rare. This rare reflector fitted to a decorative bronze Victorian railroad ...

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Antique Late 19th Century American Victorian Wall Lights and Sconces

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Pair of Whale Lamps

Pair of Whale Lamps

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Pair of Whale Lamps

Located in Atlanta, GA

Pair of whale chenets made into lamps on acrylic bases. New wiring.

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Materials

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Gold Bronze Whale Oil Lamp 'Now Electrified'
Antique 19th Century Japanese Gold Bronze Whale Oil Lamp 'Now Electrified'

Antique 19th Century Japanese Gold Bronze Whale Oil Lamp 'Now Electrified'

Located in New Orleans, LA

Antique 19th century Japanese gold bronze whale oil lamp (Now Electrified). Shade shown is 18" diameter.

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Table Lamps

Materials

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Antique 19th Century American Milk Glass Oil Lamp
Antique 19th Century American Milk Glass Oil Lamp

Antique 19th Century American Milk Glass Oil Lamp

Located in New Orleans, LA

19th Century American whale oil lamp. Colorless spherical EAPG glass font, high-lead opalescent white Milk Glass scalloped square base with tapered stem, brass connector, No. 1 fine-...

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Antique 1870s American Late Victorian Table Lamps

Materials

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Cottagecore 19th Century Antique Hand Blown Glass Table Lamp, circa 1840
Cottagecore 19th Century Antique Hand Blown Glass Table Lamp, circa 1840

Cottagecore 19th Century Antique Hand Blown Glass Table Lamp, circa 1840

Located in New York, NY

Cottagecore aesthetic hand blown clear glass urn shaped table lamp converted to electricity from a whale oil lamp. 19th century The lovely urn form body of this lamp would have be...

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Antique 19th Century Rustic Table Lamps

Materials

Blown Glass

Electrified 19th Century Gimbal Whale Oil Ship Lanterns
Electrified 19th Century Gimbal Whale Oil Ship Lanterns

Electrified 19th Century Gimbal Whale Oil Ship Lanterns

Located in Dallas, TX

Three 19th century, now electrified, gyroscopic whale-oil lamps constructed of iron ribs with a triple gimbal to steady the burning flame in the heaviest seas or winds.

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Antique Early 19th Century American Rustic Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

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Italian Glass Whale Fish Lamp
Italian Glass Whale Fish Lamp

Italian Glass Whale Fish Lamp

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H 10.75 in W 14.5 in D 4.5 in

Italian Glass Whale Fish Lamp

Located in Essex, MA

A stylish Italian, clear blown glass whale fish-form lamp, on an oval antiqued brass base, likely by Empoli.

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Vintage 1950s Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of Whale  Hunt Lamps
Pair of Whale  Hunt Lamps

Pair of Whale Hunt Lamps

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Pair of Whale Hunt Lamps

Located in Atlanta, GA

Hand made, one of a kind pair of large South Carolina pottery urns with "Whale Hunt" decoration as lamps. To see more items from Foxglove Antiques, please visit our website: www.f...

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21st Century and Contemporary Table Lamps

Materials

Pottery

Amethyst Cut to Clear Glass Whale Oil Lamp
Amethyst Cut to Clear Glass Whale Oil Lamp

Amethyst Cut to Clear Glass Whale Oil Lamp

Located in Essex, MA

A 19th Century amethyst cut to clear glass whale oil lamp on an embossed brass column mounted on a square marble plinth base.

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Antique 19th Century American Table Lamps

Materials

Marble, Brass

Pair of Electrified Oil Lamps
Pair of Electrified Oil Lamps

Pair of Electrified Oil Lamps

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H 22.5 in Dm 6.5 in

Pair of Electrified Oil Lamps

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Pair of brass oil lamps with whales as the oil containers and shells as the deflectors.

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Early 20th Century Unknown Table Lamps

PAIR English Regency Silvered Argand Lamps
PAIR English Regency Silvered Argand Lamps

PAIR English Regency Silvered Argand Lamps

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H 19.5 in W 14 in D 6 in

PAIR English Regency Silvered Argand Lamps

Located in Woodbury, CT

A PAIR of electrified Sheffield 'process' silvered Argand lamps. Whale or lamp oil was poured into the central urn canisters and burned for lighting.

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Antique 19th Century English Table Lamps

Pair of French Porcelain Table Lamps.
Pair of French Porcelain Table Lamps.

Pair of French Porcelain Table Lamps.

Located in Seattle, WA

A screw is holding vase and base together. A former whale oil lamp - oil was stored inside the lid - before electricity took over.

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Table Lamps

Eagle Headed Serpent Aladin Style Oil Lamp
Eagle Headed Serpent Aladin Style Oil Lamp

Eagle Headed Serpent Aladin Style Oil Lamp

Located in San Francisco, CA

A rare neoclassic silver over brass whale oil form lamp mounted on eagle talon footed base with hand hammered shade suspended by chain from an eagle headed serpent form handle concea...

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Antique Late 19th Century European Arts and Crafts Table Lamps

Pair of 19th Century Patriotic Cobalt Glass Lamps
Pair of 19th Century Patriotic Cobalt Glass Lamps

Pair of 19th Century Patriotic Cobalt Glass Lamps

Located in Essex, MA

A pair of 19th century patriotic whale oil lamps, the cobalt blue fonts with raised American stars and striped shields over fluted and shaped milk glass bases.

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Antique 19th Century American Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair Antique Sandwich Glass Whale Oil Lamps c. 1820
Pair Antique Sandwich Glass Whale Oil Lamps c. 1820

Pair Antique Sandwich Glass Whale Oil Lamps c. 1820

Located in Westfield, MA

This elegant pair of early 19th-century Sandwich Glass whale oil lamps is a striking example of American craftsmanship from the 1820s.

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Antique 1820s American Federal Torchères

Materials

Glass

Very Large French Painted Wrought-Iron Hanging Lantern, circa 1890
Very Large French Painted Wrought-Iron Hanging Lantern, circa 1890

Very Large French Painted Wrought-Iron Hanging Lantern, circa 1890

Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire

Experiments in Europe and America, after 1750, helped to improve the lamp, and when whale oil became plentiful in the early 1800s, lamps became as common as candles.

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Antique Late 19th Century French Lanterns

Materials

Wrought Iron

Glorious Early 19th Century French Tôle Peinte Hexagonal Hall Lantern circa 1810
Glorious Early 19th Century French Tôle Peinte Hexagonal Hall Lantern circa 1810

Glorious Early 19th Century French Tôle Peinte Hexagonal Hall Lantern circa 1810

Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire

Experiments in Europe and America, after 1750, helped to improve the lamp, and when whale oil became plentiful in the early 1800s, lamps became as common as candles which is when thi...

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Antique Early 1800s French Empire Lanterns

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Pair of 19th Century Milk Glass Star and Moon Electrified Whale Oil Lamps
Pair of 19th Century Milk Glass Star and Moon Electrified Whale Oil Lamps

Pair of 19th Century Milk Glass Star and Moon Electrified Whale Oil Lamps

Located in Essex, MA

A pair of 19th century American milk glass whale oil lamps, decorated with embossed stars and circles or full moons, on fluted tapering columns and shaped square bases.

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Antique 19th Century American Table Lamps

Materials

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Anglo-Chinese George III Blown Glass and Metal Hanging Lantern, circa 1780-1800
Anglo-Chinese George III Blown Glass and Metal Hanging Lantern, circa 1780-1800

Anglo-Chinese George III Blown Glass and Metal Hanging Lantern, circa 1780-1800

Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire

Experiments in Europe and America, after 1750, helped to improve the lamp, and when whale oil became plentiful in the early 1800s, lamps became as common as candles which are when th...

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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Lanterns

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Metal

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$1,600

H 18 in W 40 in D 3 in

Curtis Jere Music Notes Wall Sculpture

By Curtis Jeré

Located in New York, NY

Curtis Jere music notes wall sculpture. Very nice vintage condition. Hung above the fireplace in the living room of the HBO Show The Sopranos.

Category

Late 20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Pair of 19th Century Mahogany Library Chairs
Pair of 19th Century Mahogany Library Chairs

Pair of 19th Century Mahogany Library Chairs

$11,000 / set

H 40 in W 27.5 in D 26 in

Pair of 19th Century Mahogany Library Chairs

Located in Harrodsburg, KY

A pair of mahogany 'Gainsborough' chairs with foliate carved arm supports and front legs adorned with blind fretwork. Well upholstered with arched, padded backs. The legs connected b...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Chippendale Bergere Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Mahogany

American Painted Gameboard Featuring Cherubs, Ca 1870
American Painted Gameboard Featuring Cherubs, Ca 1870

American Painted Gameboard Featuring Cherubs, Ca 1870

Located in York County, PA

Masterpiece quality American game board with fancifully painted cherubs, ca 1870 This is one of the greatest American painted Parcheesi boards extant. The fine quality of this is ...

Category

Antique 1870s American Game Boards

Materials

Wood

A Double Barrel Flintlock Sporting Gun
A Double Barrel Flintlock Sporting Gun

A Double Barrel Flintlock Sporting Gun

$9,231

H 5.91 in W 48.82 in D 3.55 in

A Double Barrel Flintlock Sporting Gun

Located in Lincolnshire, GB

A fine example of a double barrel flintlock sporting gun by Probin, London. The browned barrels and the locks are both signed, good colour walnut stock. circa 1795 Barrel length 83c...

Category

Antique Late 18th Century English Arms, Armor and Weapons

Materials

Steel

English Painted Pot Board Dresser
English Painted Pot Board Dresser

English Painted Pot Board Dresser

$5,244

H 83 in W 62.5 in D 21 in

English Painted Pot Board Dresser

Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire

Small 18th century English painted pine pot board dresser, lovely size. 1790. Height to worktop: 32-inches (81cm) Rack shelf depth: 5-inches (12cm) Code: 9088 Dimensions: W: 62....

Category

Antique 18th Century English George III Dressers

Materials

Pine

Antique Peters & Reed Zanesville Arts & Crafts Matte Green Art Pottery Bowl Vase
Antique Peters & Reed Zanesville Arts & Crafts Matte Green Art Pottery Bowl Vase

Antique Peters & Reed Zanesville Arts & Crafts Matte Green Art Pottery Bowl Vase

By Zanesville Stoneware Company

Located in San Diego, CA

Wonderful Arts & Crafts green matte art pottery bowl made by Peters & Reed in Zanesville, Ohio. Dates from the early 1900s. Wonderful color and shape. Has decorations on the sides. W...

Category

Early 20th Century American Decorative Bowls

Materials

Pottery

French 19th Century Carved Regence Style Period Gold Leaf Mirror
French 19th Century Carved Regence Style Period Gold Leaf Mirror

French 19th Century Carved Regence Style Period Gold Leaf Mirror

Located in New Orleans, LA

French 19th century carved Regence style gold leaf mirror. This unique piece features side panels and an ornate crown at top. The hand carving is both detailed and beautifully reflec...

Category

Antique 19th Century French Wall Mirrors

Materials

Gold Leaf

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