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A SET OF SIX ITALIAN ROCOCO STYLE GILTWOOD GIRANDOLES 19th century Each cartouche-shaped plate wi...

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A SET OF SIX ITALIAN ROCOCO STYLE GILTWOOD GIRANDOLES 19th century Each cartouche-shaped plate wi...
A SET OF SIX ITALIAN ROCOCO STYLE GILTWOOD GIRANDOLES 19th century Each cartouche-shaped plate with etched male or female classical figure on a lambrequin and outlined with a scrolling bevel within a molded frame with rocaille outer edge decorated with acanthus and rocaille-sheathed scrolls, surmounted by a scrolled rocaille and acanthus cresting, an acanthus mask at the base 41 X 24 in. 104 X 61 cm - $35,000-45,000 The tradition of decorating mirror plates in this way from the late 17th century is typical of Venetian workmanship. The precise decoration was probably achieved using diamond cutting and etching with flourspar and hydrofluoric acid to produce a textured, frosted effect. This method of decoration was discovered by the Nuremburg glasscutter Henrich Schwanhard in 1670.