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Lot Essay
At the court of Louis XIV mirrors were an important and very expensive part of the furnishing of a room. It was in the Manufacture des Glaces de Mirrors where the mirrors were made for these sumptuous rooms, as for instance in the Versailles palace, with the Galerie des Glaces as an abolute highlight.
In Holland is was probably Daniel Marot (1661-1752) who introduced this element in the Dutch Interior. Several of Marot's designs show the use of a mirrored overmantel, surrounded by a massed array of porcelain.
Mirrors were often hung against the pier between the windows with a dressing table underneath. They were not merely used to see oneself in a looking-glass, but also to reflect and amplify the lights of the candles.
cf: C.W. Fock, 'Spiegeling in het interieur. Een nieuwe mode in de zeventiende en achttiende eeuw', in N. Brederoo, L. Couprie (et.al.), Oog in oog met de spiegel, Amsterdam 1988, pp. 66-82.
P. Thornton, Authentic Decor, The Domestic Interior 1620-1920, London 1984.
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In Holland is was probably Daniel Marot (1661-1752) who introduced this element in the Dutch Interior. Several of Marot's designs show the use of a mirrored overmantel, surrounded by a massed array of porcelain.
Mirrors were often hung against the pier between the windows with a dressing table underneath. They were not merely used to see oneself in a looking-glass, but also to reflect and amplify the lights of the candles.
cf: C.W. Fock, 'Spiegeling in het interieur. Een nieuwe mode in de zeventiende en achttiende eeuw', in N. Brederoo, L. Couprie (et.al.), Oog in oog met de spiegel, Amsterdam 1988, pp. 66-82.
P. Thornton, Authentic Decor, The Domestic Interior 1620-1920, London 1984.
See illustration