AN EARLY LOUIS XV GILTWOOD MIRROR

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AN EARLY LOUIS XV GILTWOOD MIRROR
CIRCA 1730

With later divided rectangular plate within a ribbon-tied reeded border, the mirrored slips within rocaille-carved scrolling framework with acanthus-carved foliage, flowers and palm-carved supports, regilt 81in. x 48in. (206cm. x 122cm.)

Lot Essay

The offered lot is closely related to a mirror of Provençal origin illustrated in P. Kjellberg, Le Mobilier Français, 1991, pl. 203. Although of a marked Régence form, the overall ornamental rocailles and design incorporating palm fronds points to stylistic characteristics of the Louis XV and the early Rococo periods.