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From an important Belgian collection

An Italian giltwood and glass mirror, Venice, circa 1740

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10,000 - 15,000 EUR

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Description

with floral and scrolling motifs, the side mirrors engraved with depictions of Cupids and Venus


Height 76 3/8 in., width 49 5/8 in. ; Haut. 194 cm, larg. 126 cm

Hauteville, Belgium, 1990;

Private collection, Belgium

RELATED LITERATURE

G. Mazzariol and A. Dorigato, Venetian Palazzi, Cologne, 1998, p. 95

E. Colle, Il Mobile Rococo in Italia, Milan, 2003, p. 352

This mirror is characteristic of Venetian production, featuring interlaced decorative motifs and glass panels engraved with scenes of Venus and Cupid. Similar examples include the mirror at the Palazzo Cappello-Malipiero and one held in a private collection, illustrated in E. Colle, Il Mobile Rococo in Italia, Electa, 2003, p. 352.

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