Antique 19th Century giltwood Florentine Overmantel Wall Mirror – Ornate Frame

Ornate gilt 19th Century Overmantel Mirror - with Adam Style Bell Flowers, Ribbon, Torch and Anthemion Decoration - 51"w x 38"h x 2"d

K0161 A very attractive gilded mirror, having original bevelled edge glass with some foxing in beautifully carved frame with beaded edge and leafy scrolls throughout finished with a ...

A Delightful Early 19th Century Italian Rectangular Gilt Wood Wall Mirror, In The Florentine Taste, Having Superbly Carved Intertwined Floral Decoration To Frame, Enclosing Replaceme...

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...

Fabulous 19th century Italian Florentine carved wood and water gilt gold mirror.

Add timeless elegance to your interior with this exquisite 19th-century French mirror. Hand-carved in wood and finished with delicate gilt and painted details, this large rectangular...

Italian Rococo Florentine style (19th century) giltwood wall mirror with ornately filigree scroll carved frame with a bevelled glass.         

An impressive late 19th Century Empire carved giltwood Mahogany wall Mirror, Circa 1890s. Measures 49.5" in width, 4" in depth and stands 33" in height.

A palatial and museum quality Italian 19th century Florentine Rococo giltwood carved mirror frame. The ornately carved frame with scrolls and acan...

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