Italian Painted and Parcel-Gilt Baroque Wall Mirror, Early 18th Century

Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Silvered & Polychrome Painted Mirror

Spanish marble mounted mirror with gilt-wood carvings of birds resting on arched cornice with midnight blue ground with gilt Roman scene. Columns ...

French Baroque style giltwood mirror with elaborately carved floral decoration crowned with a basket of flowers on a pedestal boasting fanciful scroll-work. Original distressed glass...

Elegant 18th century gilt wall mirror from the late baroque period around 1790 in Italy. The artfully handcarved, partly open worked frame shows a lovely gold leaf plated surface and is adorned by elaborately carved floral motives, covered by an amazing looking patina. The highlight builds the large, slightly forward tilted top carving. Red shimmering spots that shine through the slightly abrased surface are caused by the so-called "bolus", the substrate/ ground for gilding and confer this late baroque wall mirror an extravagant and luxurious appearance at the same time. The backside is closed with an old card board and a metal ring makes wall mounting easy. An extraordinary shaped, elegant over 230 years old antique wall mirror...