18th C. Louis XV Giltwood Mirror glass decorative wall mount Hand carved wood

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18th C. Louis XV Giltwood Mirror glass decorative wall mount Hand carved wood

About the Item

A superb Hand carved and gilded wood 18th century period Louis XV / French Regency Regence rectangular framed antique mirror with it’s original carved decorative top sides and bottom, circa 1750, France. It's like a piece of Sculpture / Art to decorate your interior This Louis XV Transition Regence mirror features a carved giltwood crest and flower decoration. Surrounded by florets and a scrolling foliate crest at the pediment, it has its original glass and wood panelled back. The glass is in good condition with some lovely age foxing throughout the elements. Antique Dealer Los angeles West Hollywood Melrose ave La Cienega . This important piece would make a stately addition over a mantel fireplace or in any dining room or master bedroom hallway kitchen or even a bathroom / Powder room The Louis XV period (1715-1774) is characterized by curved forms, lightness, comfort and asymmetry From 1730 until about 1750, the period known as the first style, it was much more asymmetrical, ornate and exuberant, in the fashion called rocaille. From about 1750 to the King's death in 1774, a reaction set in against the excesses of the rocaille. The Second Style of Louis XV showed the influences of neo-classicism, based on recent archeological discoveries in Italy and Greece. it featured Roman and Greek motifs. The later furniture false eatured decorative elements of Chinoiserie and other exotic styles. Louis XV furniture was designed not for the vast palace state rooms of the Versailles of Louis XIV, but for the smaller, more intimate salons created by Louis XV and by his mistresses, Madame de Pompadour and Madame DuBarry. Betwewen 1755 and 1760, the forms of furniture and interior decoration began to change into what became known as the Second Style Louis XV, or the Style Transition. The rocaille decoration remained, but became more discreet and restrained. Secondly, the new wave of enthusiasm for ancient Greece and Rome brought a series of new decorative themes, though the lines of the furniture were not much changed. This marked the beginning of what became French neoclassicism or Style Louis XVI.

Dimensions:
Height: 30 in (76.2 cm)Width: 18.5 in (46.99 cm)Depth: 1.5 in (3.81 cm)
Style:
Louis XV (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Glass,Wood
Place of Origin:
France
Period:
18th Century
Date of Manufacture:
1700s
Condition:
Refinished. Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
West Hollywood, CA
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU4400213602992