CIRCA 1700, VENICE

Details

A NORTH ITALIAN SCARLET AND GILT-JAPANNED MIRROR
Circa 1700, Venice
The later rectangular plate within a cushion molded surround, inset with further slips, surmounted by an arched crest carved with C-scrolls and decorated overall with floral sprays and chinoiserie figures, refreshments to decoration, traces of previous fixing brackets to back, repairs to top of cresting and urn-finials to the cresting later
75in. (190.5cm.) high, 44½in. (113cm.) wide

Provenance

Anonymous sale Sotheby's New York, 11 October 1996, lot 171 ($ 76,750, including premium).

Lot Essay

The scarlet chinoiserie lacquer decorating this mirror frame is representative of Venetian early 18th Century production. For a similarly decorated cushion-moulded frame with arched cresting in red chinoiserie lacquer, see S. Levy, Lache Veneziane del Settecentesche, vol. II, Milan, 1967, tav. 296-7.

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