A Pair of Mid 18th Century Italian Looking Glasses
Dimensions: H: 33.5 in / 85 cm | W: 18.5 in / 46.5 cm
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
Graham Child's 'World Mirrors 1650-1900', published by Sotheby's in 1990, shows a similar frame, ascribed to Tuscany on pp 269.
REF No. 8410
