Indian Mirror with Marquetry Frame

Vines that climb all four sides and never once need watering.

From Rajasthan, India, this contemporary mirror has a marquetry frame of camel bone and sheesham wood. Marquetry means fitting thin pieces of one material into a surface to make a pattern, and Indian craftsmen have long used such inlay on furniture and architectural fittings. Warm, honey-tinted leaves drift in loose sprays across the frame, tone on tone, with fine stems between them. A beveled edge borders the glass. Forty inches wide and 60 high.

A good frame does some of the flattering for you.