Offered by Baptiste Jamez Fine Art
BEAUTIFUL SHIELD SHAPED TABLETOP MIRROR topped by two doves on a quiver and decorated with flowers garlands and foliage.
Bevelled glass.
In the original gilt tooled leather case.
Unreadable marks.
Mirror : 36 x 23,5 cm.
Silver weight (frame) 418 gr.
Condition report :
Some wear to glass, silver and case in very good conditions.
Case restored by a Parisian master sheath-maker.
Two stains on the mirror tint that can be restored on request.
Very nice piece in very good condition.
The amorous symbolism of kissing doves, combined with the laurels of success and attributes of prosperity, allow us to deduce that this very beautiful mirror was undoubtedly commissioned to be offered as a wedding present.