A Swedish Green marble and sterling silver elliptical mirror by Alex Foster (b. 1990)

The sculpted monolithic body with hand raised silver framing and antiqued mirror glass.

Made entirely by hand in England. The marble worked by James Elliott and the silver by Steve Ottewill.

Edition 1/1. Hallmarked 925 and with the designer's initials, ADF.

England, 2017

Previously exhibited at 18 Davies Street Gallery, Mayfair, from 2018 to the gallery's closure in 2020

Swedish green is a stone noted for its provenance throughout Sweden's royal palaces and is here arranged in harmony with a delicate, hand-raised and planished silver frame. The angle and softened elliptical shape of the mirror face is ergonomically suited, while altering the centre of gravity for stability.

Alex Foster is a furniture and lighting designer creating a considered collection of objects shaped by collaboration with master craftspeople. Rooted in classical forms yet informed by a contemporary perspective, his work balances restraint, material richness and sculptural presence.