pair of Italian 19th century Florentine st. Giltwood mirrors

A handsome Italian 19th century Florentine ebony and giltwood mirror. The original mirror plate is framed within a thick mottled ebony frame with richly carved giltwood satyrs at eac...

An exquisite pair of Italian early 19th century Régence st. giltwood mirrors. The original mirror plates are set within striking and most decorative richly scrolled movements adorned...

A spectacular and monumental pair of Italian 19th century giltwood mirrors with the original mirror plates. Each stunning finely carved giltwood mirror has a rounded corner frame...

A spectacular and most impressive pair of Italian 19th century Transitional st. Giltwood mirrors. Each most stunning mirror displays a mottled Giltwood frame supported on scrolled Gr...

Good looking pair of carved and gilt Italian Florentine mirrors. 19th Century. These are hard to find in pairs. # venetian

This 19th Century Italian Carved and Giltwood Florentine Mirror is an outstanding piece with luxurious intricate details. The carved and giltwood frame showcases the craftsmanship an...

The 19th Century Italian Florentine Carved and Giltwood Mirror exudes opulence with intricate carvings and giltwood details, showcasing the craftsmanship of Italian artisans from the...

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...