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Lot 134
GRAND MIROIR D'ÉPOQUE RÉGENCE EN BOIS SCULPTÉ ET DORÉ Vers 1730
25 – 27 October 2022, 10:30 CEST
Paris, Avenue HocheSold for €8,287.50 inc. premium
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GRAND MIROIR D'ÉPOQUE RÉGENCE EN BOIS SCULPTÉ ET DORÉ
Vers 1730
A REGENCE CARVED AND GILTWOOD MIRROR
Circa 1730
Of shaped rectangular form with scrolling foliate surround, the domed cresting centred by a large lambrequined mask against a hatched ground and flanked by C-scrolls, foliate and acanthus sprays, the divided plate with giltwood floral separating border, lower section centred by two feeding birds. 166cm (65 1/4in) high x 94cm (37in) wide.
A REGENCE CARVED AND GILTWOOD MIRROR
Circa 1730
Of shaped rectangular form with scrolling foliate surround, the domed cresting centred by a large lambrequined mask against a hatched ground and flanked by C-scrolls, foliate and acanthus sprays, the divided plate with giltwood floral separating border, lower section centred by two feeding birds. 166cm (65 1/4in) high x 94cm (37in) wide.
Footnotes
The decoration of the 'trumeau' mirror directly reflects the influence of the architect and draftsman Daniel Marot (1663-1752), many of whose similar drawings appear in his engraved works of 1712 (see Das Ornamentwerk des Daniel Marot, Berlin, 1892, p.166), as well as the work of Jean Berain (1640-1711), draftsman of the Chambre du Roy, many of whose drawings illustrate fireplaces surmounted by similar mirrors. Large size mirrors were popularized by the technological advances to meet demand following the construction of the hall of mirrors (Galerie des Glaces) at Versailles in 1679. New manufacturing processes for the 'coulage de la glace' developed in 1687 made it possible to produce sizeable glazes at the Manufacture Royale de la Porte Saint-Antoine. Mirrors acquired such popularity that when Louis XIV died, no less than 298 mirrors were listed in the Royal Garde-Meuble.
La décoration de ce miroir de trumeau reflète directement l'influence de l'architecte et dessinateur Daniel Marot (1663-1752) dont nombre de dessins proches figurent dans ses œuvres gravées de 1712 (voir Das Ornamentwerk des Daniel Marot, Berlin, 1892, p.166), ainsi que l'œuvre de Jean Berain (1640-1711), Dessinateur de la Chambre du Roy dont nombreux dessins représentent des cheminées surmontées de miroirs similaires.
Les miroirs de grandes tailles ont été popularisés par l'avancée technologique permettant de répondre à la demande suite à la construction de la Galerie des Glaces à Versailles en 1679. De nouveaux processus pour le 'coulage de la glace' inventés en 1687 permirent de produire des glaces de tailles conséquentes à la 'Manufacture Royale de la Porte Saint-Antoine'.
Les miroirs acquirent une telle popularité que lors du décès de Louis XIV, non moins de 298 miroirs étaient répertoriés dans le Garde-Meuble de la Couronne.
約1730年 攝政時期漆金木雕鏡
