Small Porcelain Hand Mirror German Made, Angel Fairy W/Torch Portrait & Nickle buying Silver Handle, Beveled Mirror Antique 1850's to 1900s

Small antique German porcelain beveled hand mirror with angel or fairy with torch made sometime in the 1850's to 1900s or earlier. The mirror is very ornate in the Art Nouveau style. It has G Silver on top which is not silver but an alloy of nickle, copper, and zinc (sometimes called Nickle Silver or White Copper).

Flaw: it has one small hairline crack in porcelain near hand shown

6 buying 3/8" tall by 3 1/4" diameter

Nickel Silver is another term used interchangeably with German Silver. The German silver has long been in existence as it could be traced back to as far back as early 18th century. This Silver was developed in Germany by the German metal workers in imitation of the Chinese alloys to be used as a substitute for silver since silver is highly expensive.