French Early 18th Century Régence Vase and Birds Cresting Giltwood Mirror

Early 18th century French regence love symbol giltwood mirror. An early 18th century Regence giltwood mirror with a rectangular plate (17.72 in. x 13.38 in.) within a conforming frame adorned with a carved ionic egg-and-dart border and interlaced scrolls, acanthus, foliate and trellis cartouches with foliage on a diapered background. The impressive arched crest depicting a trophy of a burning torch, a bow, and a lyra symbolising love on the same diapered background as the frame. The trophy is surmounted by an arch shaped top with a crowing shell motif. Frame and arched crest are fitting together in size, design and finish, the burnished water gilded carvings are in interplay with the matte oil gilded gesso carved background. The finely gesso carved details that are so typical for the Regence frames...

Large 18th Century Italian Rope & Tassels Decoration Carved Giltwood Mirror A large and excellently carved and 18th century giltwood mirror with a shaped arched plate within a mould...

French Regence 18th century mirror with a gold leaf finish. This small mirror is decorated in grapes and vines as well as a conucopia with fruit and flowers. This small period mirror...

18th century, Italian baroque carved and giltwood mirror This refined mirror was made in Venice, Italy, in the eighteenth century and has the characteristic decoration of the Ven...