A Pair of Mid 18th Century Italian Looking Glasses

Dimensions: H: 33.5 in / 85 cm  |  W: 18.5 in / 46.5 cm

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Description

Constructed in floral carved giltwood, the shaped symmetrical swept frames having female mask mounts on a foliate ground, with internal reserves separating the mirror plates, and grotesque male masks to the lower parts.
Italian, Circa 1740

Literature

Graham Child's 'World Mirrors 1650-1900', published by Sotheby's in 1990, shows a similar frame, ascribed to Tuscany on pp 269.

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REF No. 8410