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Eighteenth-century Venetian mirror in lacquered wood and with mother-of-pearl in

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Extraordinary venetian mirror in carved, lacquered and gilded wood. Slightly rounded band with foliate decorations in polychrome lacquer and mother-of-pearl inlays, carved and foliated friezes at the corners, shaped, rounded cymatium, also gilded and with mother-of-pearl inserts. Period: early 18th century Origin: Venice Material: lacquered, gilded wood and original mother-of-pearl inserts Style: Louis XIV Lacquer - mother of pearl processing In the European context, the highly refined combination of lacquer and mother-of-pearl which, in the transition between the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, established itself in furnishings as a refined and highly effective decorative solution, is to be considered a main prerogative of Venetian art. Domenico Rossetti (Venice, 1650 - Verona, 1736) was famous in those years for his "Chinese and mother-of-pearl works", an eclectic architect, engraver, carver and inlayer, who in Venice had created "a room in the house of Angelo Nicolosi, a large chancellor, with various Chinese works, paintings, carvings and mother-of-pearl inserts: an admirable work for the charity of the invention and execution". That Venetian workshops specialized in such fine inlay work on dark lacquered backgrounds is confirmed, among other things, by the Crucifix in the churches of San Fantin, San Zaccaria and Santo Stefano. Mother-of-pearl inserts also finish the sumptuous wooden frame of the Madonna del Rosario in the Church of the Gesuati, a work from the early eighteenth century for which there is a preparatory drawing by Andrea Brustolon. The precious mirror frame illustrated in figure 15 of "The lacquers of the Venetians" by C. Santini should be almost contemporary. A similar construction characterizes, in a slightly later period, the Mirror from the Castelbarco Albani collection in Milan, published by Levy, as well as a frame from the Civic Museum of Trieste and another preserved at the Nàrodni Galerie in Prague. From a strictly iconographic-ornamental point of view, these last pieces, which include the concise expressive elegance of the products produced by the "Chinese painters" at the beginning of the eighteenth century, fully fall within the first period of chinoiserie, which ended, more or less , in the first decade of the 18th century. ​ ​Comparative bibliography: The lacquerware of the Venetians. C. Santini; Mille Mobili Veneti C. Santini; Levy, II, 1967, plate 239. Original mirror The mirror is original from the 18th century and coeval with frame and cymatium also original from the 18th century. *In possession of a CITES certificate *It should be noted that this work has not yet obtained the certificate of free export from Italy from the Superintendency of Cultural Heritage. This document certifies that the work is not part of the Italian cultural heritage. Normally the times for issuing certificates are 40 days from the date of appointment: The new legislation in force from 2021 provides for shorter times at the discretion of the commission of experts for declared amounts lower than 13,500 euros. All costs of this operation are included.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 45.67 in (116 cm)Width: 28.75 in (73 cm)Depth: 4.73 in (12 cm)
  • Style:
    Louis XIV (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1720
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Vicenza, IT
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU9729238944122

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