An Unusual Heraldic Late 19thC Painted Wall Mirror sub-Art & Sculpture flowers or paterae

flowers or paterae

the genuine fade on the material makes this piece of fabric tell it’s own story

The bone pendent having a hand painted provincial lady

in this volume the author puts forth his predictions of the fate of Europe

and four small tears which do not severely detract from the whole

An Unusual Heraldic Late 19thC Painted Wall Mirror sub-Art & Sculpture flowers or pateraeOrigin: Probably Italian Period: Late Nineteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1870 90 Height: 22. 5 inches Width: 11. 5 inches The unusual heraldic arched top pier looking glass with a decorated frame and surmount depicting armorial crested shields, the central shield with a fleur de lys (for Florence?) flanked by mythological beasts, the surround with gilt scrolls, the whole using gold, black and red pigments and surviving from the nineteenth