Lot Essay
A similar mirror, by the celebrated sculptor Besarel, was exhibited at the 1881 L'Esposizione Italiana di Milano.
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BY A. CHELONI, FLORENCE, DATED 1886
Details
A Florentine giltwood and parcel-white-painted mirror on stand
By A. Cheloni, Florence, Dated 1886
The oval mirror plate surrounded by ten putti, holding each other, all surrounded by rose buds and flowers, the lower putto in front of a ribbon inscribed A. CHELONI FIRENZE 1886, supported by a shaped apron centred by a scrolling leaf, above two uprights, each headed by a grotesque mask, joined by a stretcher centred by a patera within a foliate cartouche, on four scroll legs, each terminating with a square foot
129½ in. (329 cm.) high; 56 in. (142 cm.) wide
By A. Cheloni, Florence, Dated 1886
The oval mirror plate surrounded by ten putti, holding each other, all surrounded by rose buds and flowers, the lower putto in front of a ribbon inscribed A. CHELONI FIRENZE 1886, supported by a shaped apron centred by a scrolling leaf, above two uprights, each headed by a grotesque mask, joined by a stretcher centred by a patera within a foliate cartouche, on four scroll legs, each terminating with a square foot
129½ in. (329 cm.) high; 56 in. (142 cm.) wide
Provenance
Prince Mazzarino, Palermo.
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