Mirror; Italy, c. 1820.

Mirror; Italy, c. 1820.
Wooden soul, polychrome and gilded plaster. Wheel carved moon.
Measurements: 74 x 54 x 3 cm.
This mirror, made in Italy around 1820, is an example of the historicist and ornamental decoration of the first third of the 19th century. Its structure is composed of a wooden core covered with plaster, polychrome and gilded, which gives it a sumptuous presence and an almost architectural character.
The profile of the frame, with a cut silhouette and crowned by a fleur-de-lis-shaped top, is covered with a profusion of floral and fruit motifs in high relief, carefully modeled and painted in vivid red, green, ocher and blue tones.
The wheel-carved moon has a delicate vegetal motif incised in white that frames the reflective space, softening the transition between the glass and the frame.