Monumental Italian Mirror
An Ebonised Mirror of Unusual Scale
Italy, 17th Century
Height: 163cm With: 134cm Depth: 12cm
This boldly proportioned ripple-moulded frame follows a design popularised in Flanders in the mid-17th century but was likely made in Italy, where the influence of Northern European craftsmen working in Rome and Florence was widespread.
Figures such as Giacomo Herman and Giovanni Falker (both German, active c.1688) and the Swiss carver Johann Sigrist (c.1675) helped shape a distinctive hybrid style.
Constructed in ebonised hardwoods and retaining its original bevelled mercury plate, this mirror exemplifies the high level of craftsmanship associated with German, Swiss and Flemish artisans active in Italy at the time. Its exceptional size sets it apart - far larger than most surviving mirror of the period - an ambitious original commission.
Provenance: Provate Collection, France
Italy, 17th Century
Height: 163cm With: 134cm Depth: 12cm
This boldly proportioned ripple-moulded frame follows a design popularised in Flanders in the mid-17th century but was likely made in Italy, where the influence of Northern European craftsmen working in Rome and Florence was widespread.
Figures such as Giacomo Herman and Giovanni Falker (both German, active c.1688) and the Swiss carver Johann Sigrist (c.1675) helped shape a distinctive hybrid style.
Constructed in ebonised hardwoods and retaining its original bevelled mercury plate, this mirror exemplifies the high level of craftsmanship associated with German, Swiss and Flemish artisans active in Italy at the time. Its exceptional size sets it apart - far larger than most surviving mirror of the period - an ambitious original commission.
Provenance: Provate Collection, France