THIRD QUARTER 17TH CENTURY, PROBABLY NORTH GERMAN

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A NORTH EUROPEAN POLYCHROME CARVED OAK WALL MIRROR
THIRD QUARTER 17TH CENTURY, PROBABLY NORTH GERMAN
The later rectangular plate framed with paired putti supporting armorial shields surrounded by exotic naturalistic ornament including shells, pearls and monkeys, the decoration refreshed
56 in. (142 cm.) high; 47 in. (119 cm.) wide

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Lot Essay

Designed in the Louis XIV Roman fashion, such richly carved mirror frames with cartouche-bearing cupids or boys accompanied tables, and formed the pier-set furnishings introduced to stately apartments in the 1660s.

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