Mirror in Regency style in gilded wood, circa 1880

Regency style glazing bead mirror in carved and gilded wood, with double frames and adorned with a shell at the top. Mercury mirror.

French work made circa 1880.

Dimensions : H 189 x W 112 x D 5 cm

Reference : LS48831901C

The Régence style is a style of furniture that dates from around 1715 to 1723, the period of the regency of Philippe d’Orléans during the minority of Louis XV. It succeeds the Louis XIV style and precedes the Louis XV style. The main materials used are oak, beech, walnut, fir, poplar, blackened pear, exotic, Asian and African woods imported by the Compagnie des Indes. Veneer, marquetry, gold leaf gilding and mercury gilt bronzes are the most common techniques during this period. Regarding the ornaments, the decorative patterns are: background games: grids, diamonds human motifs: espagnolette (originally by bronze sculptor Cressent), female masks animal motifs: monkeys, shells, bat wings plant motifs: palmette, sunflower, gadrooned leaves, acanthus leaves the geometric patterns of Boulle marquetry exotic motifs: peacock feather, pagodas