Antique Italian Renaissance Walnut & Inlaid Mirror 19th Century

A superbly carved and highly decorative small fine quality Italian Florentine giltwood mirror, mid 19th Century in date. This rectangular mirror consists of a superbly carved gilt...

This is a lovely and very decorative French Rococo Revival giltwood mirror, circa 1880 in date. This mirror is richly carved with phoenix cresting to the top sides and bottom flanked by foliate acanthus rococo...

A superb Swedish birchwood Biedermeier mirror circa 1880 in date. This rectangular mirror consists of a superbly carved architectural frame in honey coloured birchwood with ebonzed...

This is a superb pair of antique Italian Florentine giltwood mirrors, circa 1870 in date. The oval mirrors plates are set within a Rococo boldly-carved scrolling acanthus frame, and they retain the original gilding. Florentine style refers to the art and architecture coming out of Florence, Italy during the Renaissance period. Florentine furniture is characterized by the heavy use of gold gilding on wood and very elaborate hand carved decoration. This impressive pair is certain to make a charming addition to that one special room in your home. Condition: In excellent condition having been beautifully cleaned and waxed in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation. Dimensions in cm: height 102 x width 63 x depth 4 Dimensions in inches: height 3 foot, 4 inches x width 2 feet, 1 inch x depth 2 inches 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...

19th century French Renaissance hand-carved giltwood mirror was carved in the Italian style from solid wood, then gilded for an opulent effect. The entire frame consists of shell, fo...

Large ornamental mirror in the Neo-Renaissance style, Henri II. This mirror has been patinated in grey and white. Mirror with double columns on each side with pedestal. It is a m...

Antique Italian Renaissance Carved wood mirror is an intriguing design, with elegantly scrolled acanthus leaf motifs surrounding four boldly carved scallop shells centered on each si...

An exquisite Early 20th Century Italian round mirror, masterfully crafted in the Renaissance style, renowned for its intricate detailing and the rich patina that has developed over t...