Splendid Giltwood Mirror, Italy, 2nd half of the 19th Century

Scene from everyday life representing a crowd returning from the fair, attributed to J.F. Demay. Born in 1798 in Mire court (Meurthe-et-Moselle Dept.), died in 1850 in Paris, Jean-L...

Elegant sculpted giltwood mirror, of curved shape, with a rich rocaille openwork decoration of flowers, scrolls and acanthus leaves.

Signed on the back with a stencil « F. Quentin & C, Firenze » Exceptional oval mirror in delicately carved and gilded wood. The frame, underlined in its center by a frieze of ovals and a beaded frieze, is adorned with a luxuriant country decor in which are intermingled various flowers and fruits, vines, garden attributes ; but also farm animals represented in a very realistic way. Luigi Frullini...

Large octogonal illuminating mirror in rosso antico marble and silvered bronze, decorated with gilt bronze garlands and semi-precious stones such as lapis-lazuli, porphyry. It is part of a serie of six...

Main mirror: Height : 49 cm (19.3 in.) ; width : 43 cm (16.9 in.) ; depth : 6 cm (2.3 in.) Small mirrors: Height : 40 cm (15.7 in.) ; width : 34 cm (13.4 in.) ; depth : 4 cm (1.6 in....

Beautiful wool and silk tapestry representing a banquet of a Pasha. While the guests eat, servants bring the dishes and musicians entertain the assembly. Tapestries were used to richly decorate a house and keep the heat inside a room by diminishing the cold radiation of the stones. It could be quickly and easily disassembled to be transported to another house. From a millefleurs decor at the beginning of the art of tapestry, the weavers have managed to increase the woven surfaces allowing the narrative unfolding of a story (biblical, mythological or literary stories) through hangings, set of tapestries on the same subject. The origins of Aubusson tapestry still remain uncertain, although some attribute its invention to Saracens who settled on the banks of the Creuse after their defeat at Poitiers in 732, while others believe it to be the fact that Louis 1...

Louis XV style rectangular mirror with glazing bead in carved and gilt wood with swirls, vegetals and acanthus leaves. Nice chantourné uprights. Upper central part decorated with a s...

Large wall mirror in gold patinated frame with shell and garland decor and central medallion crowning.

Large Rococo wall mirror in a gold-patinated, curved frame with rocailles and shell ornaments as well as a winged putto head as a crown. Red wax seal on the reverse of the Prince Sal...

An attractive late 19th Century Italian girandole Mirror, crisply carved with “C” scrolls, flowers and foliage, retaining original bevelled mirror plate.

19th century Italian giltwood mirror Original giltwood finish, original mirror. The mirror shows signs of age, with dark age spots to the mercury, and has a wavy distorted appearan...

A beautiful and high quality Italian 19th century giltwood mirror. The original mirror plate is set within a striking and wonderfu...