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Tortoiseshell and mother-of-pearl mirror, Mexico, late 18th century

Offered by Franck Baptiste Provence

Tortoiseshell and mother-of-pearl mirror, Mexico, late 18th century - Mirrors, Trumeau Style Louis XVI

Ref : 119057

4 800 €

Period :: 18th century
Provenance :: Mexico
Medium :: Tortoiseshell, mother-of-pearl
Dimensions :: l. 11.42 inch X H. 13.39 inch

Mirrors, Trumeau - Tortoiseshell and mother-of-pearl mirror, Mexico, late 18th century

18th century - Tortoiseshell and mother-of-pearl mirror, Mexico, late 18th century

Franck Baptiste Provence

French Regional and Parisian furniture

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Tortoiseshell and mother-of-pearl mirror, Mexico, late 18th century

Rare small rectangular mirror made of red-tinted tortoiseshell veneer, mother-of-pearl inlay, and black-tinted wood.
It features a beautiful geometric decoration of framed crosses, the iconography of which is inspired by the Christogram of the Jesuit Order.

Beautifully preserved, mercury mirror.

Mexico, New Spain period (1521-1821), second half of the 18th century.

Dimensions:

Frame: Height: 34 cm; Width: 29 cm

View: Height: 21 cm; Width: 17 cm

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18th century