Lot 227
  • 227

An Italian Rococo carved giltwood mirror probably Tuscany, circa 1745

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description

  • pine, gilt, mirror
  • height 70 in.; width 38 in.
  • 178 cm; 96.5 cm

Condition

Scattered age and construction cracks. Re-gilt; small chips and losses to gesso and gilding; gilding with some rubbing to expose red bole beneath; some restored breaks to carving. Cresting lacking element. Old worm damage to reverse. Mirror plates probably later.
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