Small French 18th Century Régence Wall Mirrror

Object Description

Small and fine Régence period giltwood mirror, the striking pierced cresting carved with a top central plume, a basked with flowers, foliage and C-crolls on a diapered background. The conforming frame adorned with interlaced scrolls, acanthus and foliate on an similar diapered background as the cresting. The burnished water gilded carvings are in interplay with the matte oil gilded gesso carved background.
The finely gesso carved details that are so typical for the Régence frames appear to be borrowed from the intricate designs of contemporary silverware.

Object Condition

Very good, wear consistent with age and use, minor fading, minor losses, mirror plate with small corroded areas – detailed condition report on request

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