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AN ITALIAN GILTWOOD MIRROR
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AN ITALIAN GILTWOOD MIRROR

LATE 17TH EARLY 18TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY ROME

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AN ITALIAN GILTWOOD MIRROR
LATE 17TH EARLY 18TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY ROME
The rectangular bevelled plate within boldly-carved acanthus scrolls, decorated to both sides with putti, the plate replaced
61 in. (155 cm.) high; 50 in. (127 cm.) wide
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Lot Essay

This type of boldly carved scrolled acanthus leaf mirror was produced in various centres in Italy in the late 17th and early 18th century. Carvers were often inspired by engravings such as those of Filippo Passarini 'Nuove inventioni d'ornamenti...', executed in Rome in 1698 (E. Colle, Il Mobile Barocco in Italia, Milano, 2000, p. 110, pl. 24). For a related mirror see E. Colle, op. cit., p.112.

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