Estimate: $200 - $400
Price Realized: $166 Includes buyer's premium
A Venetian Rococo style wall mirror featuring an elongated, arched glass plate housed within a carved wood frame painted in a distressed cream finish and heavily ornamented with parcel-gilt details, the undulating outer profile flanked by symmetrical openwork scrolling foliate accents that culminate in a prominent, multi-tiered stylized fan and acanthus leaf cresting piece,
Wood, gesso, paint, gold leaf, mirror glass
43 x 21 1/2 inches
The Estate of Janice and Donald Rosenthal
Fair overall condition; widespread craquelure, paint flaking, and small chips down to the underlying gesso layer across the cream-painted surfaces, with rubbing and oxidation to the gold leaf detailing and minor surface dust along the carved recesses of the cresting piece
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Condition reports are based on visual inspection by the Capsule team under typical office lighting. Unless otherwise noted, items are not examined under UV light in advance of sale. We do not guarantee the content of written or verbal condition reports. Remember, all lots are previously owned and all sales are final. The absence of a condition report does not imply that there are no condition issues with the lot.
Art has not been examined out of the frame unless otherwise stated. Frames, lampshades, or items described as “supplementary” are not considered integral to the value of the lot and are excluded from condition assessments. This includes any mat, mounting, glazing, hanging apparatus, case, box, or stand. Timepiece movements, lighting elements and items with mechanical or electrical components have not been thoroughly tested and are not covered under warranty by Capsule.
