Vintage mirror in carved and gilded wood, 1950

Regency-style carved and gilded wood mirror decorated with acanthus leaves, scrolls and scrolls and of violin form. French work, Napoleon III period, circa 1880. Dimensions: H 100 x W 64 x D 10 cm Reference : LS553535AD The Regency style is a style of furniture that dates from around 1715 to 1723, the period of the regency of Philippe d'Orléans during the minority of Louis XV. It succeeded the Louis XIV style and preceded the Louis XV style. The main materials used were oak, beech, walnut, fir, poplar, blackened pearwood and exotic, Asian and African woods imported by the Compagnie des Indes. Veneering, marquetry, gold-leaf gilding and mercury-gilded bronzes were the most common techniques used during this period. Decorative motifs include : background motifs: squares, lozenges human motifs: espagnolette (originally by the bronze sculptor Cressent), female masks animal motifs: monkeys, shells, bat wings plant motifs: palmette, sunflower, gadrooned leaves, acanthus leaves geometric Boulle marquetry motifs exotic motifs: peacock feather, pagodas Reference : 307819