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Pair of Ornamental Mirrors, Giltwood, Roccoco, 18th Century

$2,370.30

£1,769.84

€2,000

CA$3,251.01

A$3,653.92

CHF 1,902.86

MX$44,440.68

NOK 24,349.48

SEK 23,090.48

DKK 15,225.22

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This type of works were only made for main houses, since their main use was to reflect the light of candles and lamps in these luxurious interiors, also showing the economic power of their owners. The method of making mirrors from sheets of glass was discovered in Venice in the sixteenth century, and was kept secret until about a century later, at which time the role of mercury in the process was known in London and Paris, allowing the expansion of these elements. However, the use of cornucopias did not extend through Europe until the Rococo, maintaining its use and creation ever since. From the beginning and, with the idea of showing the economic bonanza of its owner and help in the lighting, it was normal to get over after his size. The movement that the pieces present in the interior, where the mirror would go, provide a first clue to place it in an artistic style. As for its decoration, the plant elements, the tornapuntas, the curved forms contrasting with contracurvas and the avenerados details refer to the clear belonging of the two copies to the Rococo, differentiating them both from the examples of the XVIII century of greater neoclassical influence, as those of the XIX. The asymmetry that each of the cornucopias has in its decoration refers to the beginning of this style, given that, after a time, the contrasts of this artistic style were softened by placing the decoration in markedly symmetrical compositions." Size: 63 x 110 cms. Depth is orientative. Weight is orientative

Dimensions:

Height: 43.31 in (110 cm)Width: 24.81 in (63 cm)Depth: 3.94 in (10 cm)

Style:

Rococo (Of the Period)

Materials and Techniques:

Other,Wood,Gilt

Place of Origin:

Europe

Period:

18th Century

Date of Manufacture:

18th Century

Condition:

Wear consistent with age and use. Minor losses. Minor structural damages. Minor fading.

Seller Location:

Madrid, ES

Reference Number:

Seller: ZF02761stDibs: LU2951311539583

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