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Antique French Rococo Giltwood Wall Mirror 19th Century

$5,031.79

£3,750

€4,340.18

CA$7,071.42

A$7,689.17

CHF 4,051.44

MX$93,401.08

NOK 50,934.79

SEK 47,747.25

DKK 32,569.26

About the Item

This is an exquisite antique French Rococo carved giltwood wall / overmantel mirror, Circa 1840 in date. The beautifully sculpted rectangular giltwood frame is decorated with cluster columns with an abundance of curves, counter-curves, undulations, and elements modelled on nature. The frame is decorated with acanthus leaf bows, leafy scrolls and foliage and is surmounted with a striking carved central shell motif. It features it's original gilding, mirror plate and back boards. The quality and craftsmanship of this stunning piece are absolutely superb. Add an elegant touch to a special wall in your home with this fantastic mirror. Condition: In really excellent condition, please see photos for confirmation. Dimensions in cm: Height 168 cm x Width 130 cm x Depth 18 cm - Frame Height 106 cm x Width 80 cm - Mirror Dimensions in inches: Height 5 foot, 6 inches x Width 4 foot, 3 inches x Depth 7 inches - Frame Height 3 foot, 6 inches x Width 2 foot, 7 inches - Mirror Rococo Although Rococo is usually thought of as developing first in the decorative arts and interior design, its origins lie in the late Baroque architectural work of Borromini (1599–1667) mostly in Rome and Guarini (1624–1683) mostly in Northern Italy but also in Vienna, Prague, Lisbon, and Paris. Italian architects of the late Baroque/early Rococo were wooed to Catholic (Southern) Germany, Bohemia and Austria by local princes, bishops and prince-bishops. Inspired by their example, regional families of Central European builders went further, creating churches and palaces that took the local German Baroque style to the greatest heights of Rococo elaboration and sensation. An exotic but in some ways more formal type of Rococo appeared in France where Louis XIV's succession brought a change in the court artists and general artistic fashion. By the end of the king's long reign, rich Baroque designs were giving way to lighter elements with more curves and natural patterns. These elements are obvious in the architectural designs of Nicolas Pineau. During the Régence, court life moved away from Versailles and this artistic change became well established, first in the royal palace and then throughout French high society. An exotic but in some ways more formal type of Rococo appeared in France where Louis XIV's succession brought a change in the court artists and general artistic fashion. By the end of the king's long reign, rich Baroque designs were giving way to lighter elements with more curves and natural patterns. These elements are obvious in the architectural designs of Nicolas Pineau. During the Régence, court life moved away from Versailles and this artistic change became well established, first in the royal palace and then throughout French high society. The delicacy and playfulness of Rococo designs is often seen as perfectly in tune with the excesses of Louis XV's reign. The 1730s represented the height of Rococo development in France. The style had spread beyond architecture and furniture to painting and sculpture, exemplified by the works of Antoine Watteau and François Boucher. Rococo still maintained the Baroque taste for complex forms and intricate patterns, but by this point, it had begun to integrate a variety of diverse characteristics, including a taste for Oriental designs and asymmetric compositions. The Rococo style was spread by French artists and engraved publications. In Great Britain, Rococo was always thought of as the "French taste" and was never widely adopted as an architectural style, although its influence was strongly felt in such areas as silverwork, porcelain, and silks, and Thomas Chippendale transformed British furniture design through his adaptation and refinement of the style. William Hogarth helped develop a theoretical foundation for Rococo beauty. Though not intentionally referencing the movement, he argued in his Analysis of Beauty (1753) that the undulating lines and S-curves prominent in Rococo were the basis for grace and beauty in art or nature (unlike the straight line or the circle in Classicism). The development of Rococo in Great Britain is considered to have been connected with the revival of interest in Gothic architecture early in the 18th century. Our reference: A4775

Dimensions:

Height: 66.15 in (168 cm)Width: 51.19 in (130 cm)Depth: 7.09 in (18 cm)

Style:

Rococo (In the Style Of)

Materials and Techniques:

Giltwood,Mirror

Place of Origin:

France

Period:

19th Century

Date of Manufacture:

circa 1840

Condition:

Seller Location:

London, GB

Materials

Giltwood

19th century Rococo style giltwood wall mirror The 3” wide deeply carved Gilt frame has a rococo leaf and swag decoration all the way around the rectangular frame The mirror fram...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Rococo Wall Mirrors

Materials

Giltwood

19th Century Rococo Style Giltwood Wall Mirror

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Antique French Rococo Giltwood Wall Mirror 19th Century

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