A PAIR OF 18TH CENTURY VENETIAN ETCHED ALL GLASS MIRRORS
WITH OVERSCALE SCALLOP SHELL CRESTING, THE OVERALL MERCURY GLASS PLATES WITH DELICATE FOXING, STILL SHOWING THE INTRICATE ETCHED DECORATION; WITH ETCHED DESIGNS OF TRAILING FOLIAGE, DROPLETS, AND CROSS HATCHING, WITH A CENTRAL SCENE SHOWING A ROBED COUPLE TENDING TO CAGED BIRDS, ONE BEING RELEASED ON A STRING. ALL THE SHAPED MIRROR PLATES ARE HELD DELICATELY IN PLACE WITH LEAD BORDERING, WITH THEIR ORIGINAL TWISTED METALWORK HANGING HOOKS TO THE BACKS.
H 69CM, 27 1/4” X W 39CM, 15 1/2”
A VERY SIMILAR MIRROR IS PHOTOGRAPHED AT BALLINTERRY HOUSE, IRELAND [ PHOTO INCLUDED FOR REFERENCE ]
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A PAIR OF 18TH CENTURY VENETIAN ETCHED ALL GLASS MIRRORS
WITH OVERSCALE SCALLOP SHELL CRESTING, THE OVERALL MERCURY GLASS PLATES WITH DELICATE FOXING, STILL SHOWING THE INTRICATE ETCHED DECORATION; WITH ETCHED DESIGNS OF TRAILING FOLIAGE, DROPLETS, AND CROSS HATCHING, WITH A CENTRAL SCENE SHOWING A ROBED COUPLE TENDING TO CAGED BIRDS, ONE BEING RELEASED ON A STRING. ALL THE SHAPED MIRROR PLATES ARE HELD DELICATELY IN PLACE WITH LEAD BORDERING, WITH THEIR ORIGINAL TWISTED METALWORK HANGING HOOKS TO THE BACKS.
H 69CM, 27 1/4” X W 39CM, 15 1/2”
A VERY SIMILAR MIRROR IS PHOTOGRAPHED AT BALLINTERRY HOUSE, IRELAND [ PHOTO INCLUDED FOR REFERENCE ]
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