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Vintage Monumental Italian Rococo Giltwood Decorative Mirror, 20th C
About the Item
This is a finely hand carved monumental Italian Rococo Revival giltwood mirror, dating from the late 20th century.
It features a large exaggerated central multi directional pieced acanthus leaf cartouche crest. The outset corners have decorative c scrolls with foliate and floral ornamentation.
Add an elegant touch to a special corner of your home with this fantastic mirror.
Condition:
In really excellent condition having been beautifully cleaned, polished and waxed in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation.
Dimensions in cm:
height 213 x width 125 x depth 10 - frame
Dimensions in inches:
height 7 feet x width 4 feet, 1 inch x depth 4 inches - frame
Mirrors
are commonly used for personal grooming or admiring oneself (in which case the archaic term looking-glass is sometimes still used), decoration, and architecture.
The earliest manufactured mirrors were pieces of polished stone such as obsidian, a naturally occurring volcanic glass. In classical antiquity, mirrors were made of solid metal (bronze, later silver) and were too expensive for widespread use by common people; they were also prone to corrosion. Due to the low reflectivity of polished metal, these mirrors also gave a darker image than modern ones, making them unsuitable for indoor use with the artificial lighting of the time.
The method of making mirrors out of plate glass was invented by 16th-century Venetian glassmakers on the island of Murano, who covered the back of the glass with mercury, obtaining near-perfect and undistorted reflection. For over one hundred years, Venetian mirrors installed in richly decorated frames served as luxury decorations for palaces throughout Europe, but the secret of the mercury process eventually arrived in London and Paris during the 17th century, due to industrial espionage. French workshops succeeded in large scale industrialization of the process, eventually making mirrors affordable to the masses.
- Dimensions:Height: 83.86 in (213 cm)Width: 49.22 in (125 cm)Depth: 3.94 in (10 cm)
- Style:Rococo Revival (In the Style Of)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:1980-1989
- Date of Manufacture:circa 1980
- Condition:
- Seller Location:London, GB
- Reference Number:
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