A Dutch carved giltwood mirror mid 18th century

with a later arched rectangular plate surmounted by a pierced cresting with a swan neck pediment centred by a scroll, rocaille and flowerheads, the frame carved with leaves, scrolls and rocaille

Fischer-Böhler, Munich

 

Colour of gilding less greenish, more golden and attractive than in the catalogue illustration. Some gilding has been retouched. Old minor marks and chips, with gilding worn in places. Attractive detail to carving. In overall good condition.
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Comparative Literature:
Reiner Baarsen, et al., Rococo in Nederland, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, 2001, p.198, plate 108, for a mirror conceived in a similar vein, formerly in the collection of Baron and Baroness van Heeckeren van Wassenaer-gravin van Aldenburg Bentinck, now in the Stichting, Delden. It has  a swan neck cresting and stylised pilasters on the sides similar to those on this mirror which typifies the Dutch rococo with its exhuberant carving with scrolled volutes and cartouches.