A Beautiful c.1780 Venetian Glass & Ormolu Mounted Wall Mirror sub-Curios It is often unclear whether

It is often unclear whether kits such as this are antique examples or more contemporary assemblies of old replacement parts

it avoids areas that have high grass where the visibility of predators is compromised

It was as if the style was a last defiant gesture by a dying empire

no less than it deserves

Some wear to edges and loose at base of spine

A Beautiful c.1780 Venetian Glass & Ormolu Mounted Wall Mirror sub-Curios It is often unclear whetherOrigin: Venetian Period: Late Eighteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1770 1790 Height: 11. 25 inches Width: 10 inches (at maximum) Depth: 2 inches The very fine two inch thick gilded foliate and scroll frame rectangular frame having intricately hand crafted alternating embossed brass, twisted clear glass cane strands, ormulu mounts and mirror plate glass segments with the original central plate survives from the second half of the eighteenth