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A NORTH ITALIAN WHITE PORCELAIN AND BLUE GLASS INSET GILTWOOD MIRROR
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A NORTH ITALIAN WHITE PORCELAIN AND BLUE GLASS INSET GILTWOOD MIRROR

VENICE, THIRD QUARTER 18TH CENTURY

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A NORTH ITALIAN WHITE PORCELAIN AND BLUE GLASS INSET GILTWOOD MIRROR
VENICE, THIRD QUARTER 18TH CENTURY
The rectangular plate within a moulded frame set with porcelain filets alternating with blue glass stylised leaves, with fan-shaped mirrored cresting and apron
27 x 20½ in. (68.5 x 52 cm.)
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

This unusual mirror frames belongs to a small group of Venetian furniture inset with either blue glass or more rarely porcelain plaques. This group includes a blue glass inset giltwood armchair dating from the third quarter of the 18th century, now conserved in the Museo Vetrario in Murano, illustrated in E. Colle, Il Mobile Rococo in Italia, Milan, 2003, p. 359, n. 86.

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