Italian Painted Porcelain Table Top Mirror

1900 - 1920

Sold by Georgian Antiques

Description

Circa 1900, unusual Italian painted porcelain, brass mounted table top mirror. With 4 painted and gilded panels, each signed and 4 gilded brass acanthus leaves between them. The external bezel of the frame is gilded brass with unusual open filigree style work, and held by brass uprights. The brass uprights have turned rondels on the front, side and back and are surmounted by winged cherubs. A tapering blue porcelain column is gilded and again has painted panels which are signed. There is a crossover stretcher between the 2 uprights in brass with a bulbous section in the centre. At the base of the 2 porcelain columns it spreads into a gilded and painted plinth, finishing on 4 squat brass feet on a brass plinth.

Physical Dimensions

Height

63cm (24.80")

Width

62cm (24.41")

Depth

14cm (5.51")

Declaration

Georgian Antiques has dated this piece to the 1900s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA454322

Dealers Internal Reference

24745

Description

Circa 1900, unusual Italian painted porcelain, brass mounted table top mirror. With 4 painted and gilded panels, each signed and 4 gilded brass acanthus leaves between them.

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The external bezel of the frame is gilded brass with unusual open filigree style work, and held by brass uprights.

Georgian Antiques

The brass uprights have turned rondels on the front, side and back and are surmounted by winged cherubs. A tapering blue porcelain column is gilded and again has painted panels which are signed. There is a crossover stretcher between the 2 uprights in brass with a bulbous section in the centre. At the base of the 2 porcelain columns it spreads into a gilded and painted plinth, finishing on 4 squat brass feet on a brass plinth.