AN ITALIAN BAROQUE GILTWOOD MIRROR CIRCA 1740, PROBABLY PIEDMONTESE With arched rectangular plate surmounted by an acanthus scroll cresting inset with mirrored panels flanked by rampant lions, and centering a lion's mask, the scrolling sides carved with dragons and the figure of a classically draped maiden, possibly Daphne, and a blackamoor, their arms turning into acanthus leaves, above trailing foliage and a pair of confronting dragons, the apron carved with C-scrolls flanking the figure of Plenty with a flower-filled cornucopia and a lion (re-gilt)-- 90in. x 52in. (229cm. x 132cm.)
AN ITALIAN BAROQUE GILTWOOD MIRROR CIRCA 1740, PROBABLY PIEDMONTESE With arched rectangular plate surmounted by an acanthus scroll cresting inset with mirrored panels flanked by rampant lions, and centering a lion's mask, the scrolling sides carved with dragons and the figure of a classically draped maiden, possibly Daphne, and a blackamoor, their arms turning into acanthus leaves, above trailing foliage and a pair of confronting dragons, the apron carved with C-scrolls flanking the figure of Plenty with a flower-filled cornucopia and a lion (re-gilt)-- 90in. x 52in. (229cm. x 132cm.)
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