Pappilon has dated this French Painted Rococo Mirror to the 19th Century.
An antique of such vase size of its time would have often be grounded with either a bright splash of colour such as gilding, alternatively it would be heavily decorated with the use of carving or very often both.
The carving featured on this mirror has a great sense of depth showing its true rococo design. Rococo furniture was typically known for its style being highly theatrical, and designed to impress and awe at first sight - this is mirrored in the elaborate and tantalising carvings throughout, adding a vast sense of dimension while drawing the mirror into the room rather than the mirror just becoming a feature on the wall.
This mirror is unusually large and would have most probably been featured in a grand house above a fireplace, something that could again be replicated if one was to have such a space or could instead just simply be mounted to the wall in any such desired room.
The mirror glass is original with signs of foxing and wear to the silvered back. I believe that the backboard of this mirror to have at some point been replaced, this doesn’t at all affect the true beauty as it is unseen when in situ.
Pappilon has dated this French Painted Rococo Mirror to the 19th Century.
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19th Century French Painted Rococo Wall Mirror
