19TH CENTURY

Details

A PAIR OF NORTH EUROPEAN GILTWOOD MARTIAL TROPHY MIRRORS
19TH CENTURY
The trophy backplates formed of drapery, ribbons, palm fronds, fasces and arrows, re-gilt
48 ¾ x 27 ½ in. (124 x 69.5 cm.)

Provenance

Ancienne Collection d'Heli de Talleyrand Duc de Talleyrand; sold Christie's, Paris, 26 November 2005, lot 212.

Literature

S. Roche, G. Courage, P. Devinoy, Miroirs, Fribourg, 1985, p. 63, fig. 90.

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Lot Essay

These mirrors are inspired by a watercolour produced by the studio of Giuseppe Maggiolini (1738-1814) and preserved at Castello Sforzesco in Milan (B94-154). Amongst the works of art in the collection in Milan, one can see the influence of the designer Giacondo Albertolli (1742-1839), who published his models in 1782 and 1787 in Ornamenti diverso e Alcune decorazioni di nobili sale.

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