A Delightful And Extremely Attractive Superb Quality Late 18th Century Italian Giltwood Wall Mirror, In The Florentine Taste, Having Elegant Profusely Carved Frame, Incorporating Carved Giglio Decoration, Enclosing Old Bevelled Mirror Plate, With Robust Original Panelled Back.
This fabulous 18th century Italian giltwood wall mirror is the perfect size to fill a whole variety of different size spaces and settings around the home and comes with an incredibly elegant carved frame.
All things considered it is in excellent condition, with just a few old repairs and of course the expected scuffs and scrapes. More often than not however mirrors of this design have been left battered and bruised with many, many repairs and missing pieces so in our opinion its great to find one that has clearly been as well loved as this.
The mirror plate itself is old, but possibly not 18th century as the condition is a little too good for that, despite various old marks and ageing. There is also a po
...ssibility that the carved frame itself started life designed to hold a painting, only to be relatively quickly converted into the attractive wall mirror which we find today, as that is extremely common for mirrors of this design.
A couple of other features we really like are the really solid panelled back, which is rarely found in later 19th century examples and is a real sign of quality and of course the apparent giglio carved decoration, which of course is a symbol of Florence.
It’s also worth noting that the mirror is designed in such a way that it will happily hang portrait or landscape, which of course significantly enhances the available functionality of this piece.
Circa 1780.
Height 41in.
Width 43.5in.
Depth 2in.
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Internal Reference: 11182
Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA1062394
Dateline of this antique is 1800
Height is 104cm (40.9inches)Width is 110cm (43.3inches)Depth is 5cm (2.0inches)
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