Thomas Moore
Head of Department
Lot 59TP
An Italian third quarter 18th century polychrome 'lacca' overmantel marginal mirror of Venetian origin
21 November 2018, 13:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street£10,000 - £15,000
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An Italian third quarter 18th century polychrome 'lacca' overmantel marginal mirror
of Venetian origin
Decorated with Oriental figures, pagodas, exotic birds, trees, insects, flowers and foliage, the central arched and shaped division incorporating a carved scrolled acanthus and drapery-swagged cherub mask, surmounted by a scrolled rocaille cartouche cresting, flanked by two smaller arched divisions each headed by a bellflower carved lambrequin, within scrolled foliate and rocaille carved borders and an ogee surround, 151cm high x 146cm wide.
Decorated with Oriental figures, pagodas, exotic birds, trees, insects, flowers and foliage, the central arched and shaped division incorporating a carved scrolled acanthus and drapery-swagged cherub mask, surmounted by a scrolled rocaille cartouche cresting, flanked by two smaller arched divisions each headed by a bellflower carved lambrequin, within scrolled foliate and rocaille carved borders and an ogee surround, 151cm high x 146cm wide.
Footnotes
The offered lot appears illustrated and is also examined in S. Levy, Lacche Veneziane Settecentesche, 1967, Milan, pp.'s 276-7.