Carved & Polychrome Painted Venetian Style Wall Mirror

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Carved & Polychrome Painted Venetian Style Wall Mirror

Mirror with a hand-carved and painted frame, probably Venetian, circa 1850. The mirror itself is the shape of an upside-down shield. The frame is flamboyant in its caving and decoration. The frame is carved with a cockle shell like fan at the top, above separately carved flowers. There is a scene of roses in the center below that. with flowers painted on a rich butter-yellow all around the frame, interspearsed with panels of light teal paint with formal sprays of flowers on them. The edges and back of the frame are painted gold. Size: 29 by 18 by 2 inches. Provenance: Estate of General Joseph McNarney. Processing and shipping in the Continental United States is $130.00 plus 1.5% replacement cost insurance.

Provenance:The Estate of General Joseph T. McNarney

Condition:

Very good. The frame has a slight patina of age, and there are some very minor dings along the edges and at the top. The mirror is old, and the silvering is speckled.

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Estimate: $250 - $500

Price Realized Including Buyer's Premium

$156

11/03/2022

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Annex Auctions strives to provide as much information and photographs as possible but encourages in-person inspection by bidders. Condition statements are only for general guidance and should not be relied upon as complete statements of fact and do not constitute a representation, warranty or assumption of liability by Annex Auctions. All lots are sold "AS IS" under the Terms and Conditions. Methods of payment are cash, check, money orders, card or wire transfer for foreign payments. This auction has a buyer's premium of 25%.

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FAMILY HEIRLOOMS OF DISTINGUISHED WWII GENERALS McAULLIFE and McNARNEY: A signature auction by Steven Crain and Associates.

Carved & Polychrome Painted Venetian Style Wall Mirror