Antique Italian Louis XV Giltwood Mirror Sconce

Pair of Piedmontese Italian candle wall sconce in carved and gilded wood with mirror. Turin (Italy), Louis XV period, mid-18th century The precious pair of sconce, made around th...

19th century, Four Italian carved giltwood Louis XV style sconces Measurements: cm H 60 x W 37 x D 22 maximum (only mirror D 6 cm) The four delightful sconces with mirror and lamp ...

Italian Louis XV style giltwood wall sconces, 20th c., undulating feather-form wall mount supporting two foliate scroll arms ending in bobeches and faux candles.

This incredibly rare pair of Louis XV-period giltwood mirrored girandoles capture the grandeur, grace and opulence of the Rococo movement in the decorative arts. Each opulent mirror is exquisitely framed with voluminous flourishes of naturalistic motifs exemplary of the Louis XV era’s organic, deliberately asymmetrical stylings. Holding four candles each, these outstanding mirrored girandoles would have decoratively flanked a room of the period elegantly, illuminating the giltwood lustrously and providing ambient light reflected in the mirrored glass. Mirrors have long played an integral role in decorative design, often serving as focal points of a room. Dating back to the 13th century, the first French looking glasses were very small, yet enormously precious. Because these early mirrors...

A stunning and most unique set of four Italian early 19th century Louis XV st. giltwood and Saxe porcelain mirrored sconces. Each charming sconce retains its original mirror plate se...

Wonderful rare set of four 18th century finely carved and giltwood mirrors with three candle arms, Roma, 1750. The candle arms can also be removed and used as a base for a vase or p...