Pressed Tin Ceiling Tile Mirror (RW09) rare finds D-Panthenol

D-Panthenol

Size: 36cmH x 15cmD

NOTE:  Each basket will look slightly different to our image

the surface cut with the bold geometric patterning historically used by Bamileke carvers — designs once said to dazzle and disorient an opponent in battle

Pressed Tin Ceiling Tile Mirror (RW09) rare finds D-PanthenolPressed tin ceiling tiles originated in the 1880s as an affordable way to dress up a room's ceiling, made to emulate high end decorative plaster. Here, a gorgeous antique tile has been re used as the frame of this mirror. Thanks to the age of the tiles, the paint is cracked and chipped, exposing the tin in places and adding wonderful character. Originally stamped out of steel and known as "steel ceilings," the panels were later plated in tin to slow