FRANCE OU ITALIE, PREMIÈRE MOITIÉ DU XVIIe SIÈCLE
FRANCE OU ITALIE, PREMIÈRE MOITIÉ DU XVIIe SIÈCLE
PRECIOUS MIRROR "WITH ANGELOTS"
Ebony on fir core, lapis lazuli, tiger's eye, exotic woods, gilded bronze and glass
H. 56 cm, W. 44 cm
The ?nesse of gilded bronze ornaments belong to the repertoire found among the most fashionable ornamentalists in the ?n of the 16th and early 17th century in France and Italy. The use of rare marbles and in particular the eye of Tiger, a decorative stone, evokes to us the preciousness of the objects of this period. This very precious rectangular mirror in ebony veneer is decorated with a lapis lazuli and tiger's eye frame, decorated with ?gures of cherubs in the middle of scrolls. The period bevelled glass is surrounded by a veneer of exotic wood with festoons, it is punctuated at the corners with cartouches. At the top are two languid angels crowning a cartouche. Automatically translated by DeepL. To see the original version, click here.
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FRANCE OU ITALIE, PREMIÈRE MOITIÉ DU XVIIe SIÈCLE
PRECIOUS MIRROR "WITH ANGELOTS"
Ebony on fir core, lapis lazuli, tiger's eye, exotic woods, gilded bronze and glass
H. 56 cm, W. 44 cm
The ?nesse of gilded bronze ornaments belong to the repertoire found among the most fashionable ornamentalists in the ?n of the 16th and early 17th century in France and Italy. The use of rare marbles and in particular the eye of Tiger, a decorative stone, evokes to us the preciousness of the objects of this period. This very precious rectangular mirror in ebony veneer is decorated with a lapis lazuli and tiger's eye frame, decorated with ?gures of cherubs in the middle of scrolls. The period bevelled glass is surrounded by a veneer of exotic wood with festoons, it is punctuated at the corners with cartouches. At the top are two languid angels crowning a cartouche. Automatically translated by DeepL. To see the original version, click here.
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