An 18thC Italian Gilded Silver Leaf & Mercury Plated Limewood Altar Mirror c.1740-70 sub-Curios Date: 1860-80

Date: 1860-80

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In the first world war Carter was a cartoonist but the horror of the war caused him to more or less cease etching until after 1918

the whole unsigned

The obvious age and quality of the depiction here makes for a highly intriguing and atmospheric picture meriting yet further research

An 18thC Italian Gilded Silver Leaf & Mercury Plated Limewood Altar Mirror c.1740-70 sub-Curios Date: 1860-80Origin: Italian, Papal States Period: Rococo Provenance: Villa of Illustrious family, Marche, Italy Date: c. 1740 70 Height: 32. 25 Width: 16. 25 Depth: 6. 5 (all at extremities & to include easel) The glorious Italian altar mirror, in entirely original condition, the gessoed frame and base in silver leafed and gilded limewood, with beaded and fluted borders to a rococo scrolled plinth base and pediment with easel back, the original mercury plate with