Gabriel Viardot 19th Century Crescent Dragon Mirror

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About the Item

An incredible 19th century crescent mirror attributed to Gabriel Viardot, with deeply carved wooden gilt decorated Dragon gripping the plate in it’s claws, a spray of cherry blossom chinoisierie flowers at the base. This is an absolutely stunning piece in superb antique condition. Dated to circa 1880. Measures: height 73cm x width 46cm x depth 10cm. The mirrored bevel edge is 2.5cm. Gabriel Viardot career began as a wood carver and he produced small furniture, sculpturally carved with naturalistic motifs and animals. In the 1855 Exposition Universelle in Paris, his finely sculpted objects were enthusiastically received. However, with the increasing importation of similarly produced Swiss and German pieces, he found less opportunity for these and decided to innovate. G. Viardot succeeded to his father’s business in 1861 installed at rue Rambuteau in Paris. Around 1870 he turned to the idea of producing 'Meubles genre Chinois et Japonais'. The taste in Europe for exotic furniture, incorporating sometimes authentic Chinese or Japanese objects was well established and growing in popularity. Viardot designed his own models enriched with ivory, mother-of-pearl and beautiful gilt-bronze mounts. After having won four medals at the Paris Universal Exhibition of 1867, Viardot was awarded a silver medal at the 1878 Universal Exhibition in Paris. He was also awarded gold medals several times : Universal Exhibitions in Anvers (Belgium) in 1884, and again in Paris in 1889 and 1900. A contemporary commentator notes that he had a workshop employing approximately 100 men, both sculptors and cabinet-makers with another 25 to 30 outside contract workers. l’Escalier de Cristal, the famous Parisian offering luxurious furniture got the exclusivity to use their own stamp on six of Viardot’s furniture models.

Attributed to:
Gabriel Viardot (Designer)
Dimensions:
Height: 28.75 in (73 cm)Width: 18.12 in (46 cm)Depth: 3.94 in (10 cm)
Style:
Aesthetic Movement (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Wood,Hand-Carved
Place of Origin:
France
Period:
1880-1889
Date of Manufacture:
1880
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
Hastings, GB
Reference Number:
Seller: viardot mirror1stDibs: LU3311326976402

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