Description

Pair of late C18th Italian rococo style gilt-wood framed Venetian girandole pier mirrors.
Atmospheric and decorative pair of Venetian giltwood-framed mirrors with elaborate carved frames and �ribbed� shell-style central cresting . The base of each frame carved with a stylised zoomorphic lion�s mask fitted with a metal ring to originally hold a candle-arm branch.
Minor historic restorations but with no losses and retaining the original gilded surface and aged patina. Retaining the apparently original silvered mirror plates , with signs of desirable deterioration and speckling . The verso fitted with original back boards .
Smart pair of gilt mirrors to add symmetry, light and decoration to a period scheme .
H 31�
W 17�
D 3�
Italy , Veneto or Lombardy region c.1780
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