Fitzroy is a round mirror 80 cm across in a slim gold frame of tubular section. The frame is not continuous — four gaps interrupt it at twelve, three, six and nine o'clock, where the glass itself shows through. The whole thing is only 1.5 cm deep, so it sits close to the wall.
The notched frame is the whole idea
Were the gold ring closed, Fitzroy would be an ordinary round mirror. The four gaps make the frame read as a drawing laid over the glass rather than as a border — and make the mirror look lighter despite its 80 cm span. The glass edge is polished, so where the frame breaks, the glass ends cleanly rather than in a raw edge. That detail only shows up close, and it is what separates a decorative mirror from a plain one.
MDF, not solid brass tube
The frame is MDF formed into a tube profile and finished in gold. That is a practical choice: a metal frame at this diameter would weigh considerably more and cost several times as much, and the difference is invisible from the distance at which a mirror is actually looked at. The gold is warm and muted — it suits art deco interiors and modern minimal walls equally.
Nearly eight kilograms on the wall
The mirror weighs 7.645 kg. That is not a load a single nail in plasterboard will hold — hanging it needs fixings matched to the wall, and in plasterboard that means molly-type anchors or fixing into a stud. At 1.5 cm deep it stands off the wall barely at all and casts no shadow, which also makes it work in a narrow hallway where every centimetre of passage counts.
Specification
- Manufacturer and model: Gallery Direct Fitzroy round mirror
- Diameter 80 cm
- Depth (thickness) 1.5 cm
- Frame: tubular-section MDF with four notches
- Frame finish: gold
- Glass: mirror with a polished edge
- Weight 7.645 kg
- Wall mounted
- EAN 5055999245135
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