Venetian Murano Glass Engraved Sectional Mirror c.1780

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Venetian Murano Glass Engraved Sectional Mirror c.1780The most incredible mirror we have ever found. A rare and wonderful example of Venetian Rococo design, style and ethos in its entirety. A gilt wood bound, Murano glass sectional mirror with its allegorical engraved glass panel which is absolutely perfect. In 18th Century Venice, mirrors were the ultimate status symbol. The mirror would have been surrounded by a panelled decorative wall embellished with Fresco Stucco (see examples from 18th Century

or tapestry - but perfectly on-trend as they stand

worn to a charming patination

It shares both a monastic and contemplative feeling amplified by its repaired fissures and cracks

fountain or centrepiece to your garden

old repairs spanning centuries making this object a truly treasured piece

This exceptional wrought iron weathervane represents a pivotal moment in history

The famous pottery houses were renowned for their rustic garden urns featuring a green dripped glazed body decorated with four lobed handles connected to a tapering belly and resting on a circular base with a drainage hole

Sculpted vines

suggesting the piece was originally fixed to a curved architectural element such as an altar column or frame within a larger Baroque structure

well-preserved authenticity

The renowned interpretation of Michaelangelo’s ‘David’ standing with his female companion ‘Shy Maiden’

A rare and early naive turned candlestick in original eggshell blue and verdigris green paint and gesso

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