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MIRRORS AND ANTIQUE FRAMES

In this section you can find all the antique mirrors and antique frames available in our catalogue, chosen by our experts to enrich any room in your home.

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History of ancient mirrors

The very first ancient mirrors , traced back to man, date back to 3,000 BC in Turkey and were perceived as divine elements, used during sacred rituals.
Glass mirrors were born in the Middle Ages and were coloured, the procedure for lightening the glass would come later.
In the fourteenth century the antique mirror had become part of people's daily lives, especially for women.
It was really worn everywhere, around the neck as a pendant or hanging from the belt .
These antique gilded mirrors were decorated with precious stones, ivory or engraving on the gilded frame .

In our catalog you will find Venetian mirrors, antique frames and antique mirrors , which caused a sensation in the sixteenth century thanks to glass processing.
In those years, the craftsmen grouped together to keep the production technique of ancient mirrors unchanged and to prevent anyone from stealing the supremacy over glass.
In DiManoinMano we have selected some French mirrors that were made through the casting procedure.
The French mirrors have simple characteristics which, however, distinguish their elegance.
In the decorated frames there are elements such as leaves, cherubs and small decorations.
During the Renaissance, on the other hand, we moved on to the production of modern mirrors , clear and transparent mirrors.
The Baroque period marked the increase in the making of antique mirrors as furniture, with antique-style frames .
Antique mirrors were placed on special furniture, such as chests of drawers .

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Plato's Academy Silk Tapestry Italy XVII-XVIII Century
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Plato's Academy Silk Tapestry Italy XVII-XVIII Century

Central Italy Late 17th-early 18th century

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Plato's Academy Silk Tapestry Italy XVII-XVIII Century

Central Italy Late 17th-early 18th century

Small silk tapestry, with some applied inserts in painted canvas, corresponding to the faces and hands of the characters. The scene depicts Plato's Academy, with the philosopher sitting on the ground, his back against a tree, dressed in a cassock and a mantle that drapes him, with his right hand holding a tablet or parchment. He is intent on carrying out a philosophy lesson, with the young students who surround him and with one of whom he is speaking in particular. Behind a rural landscape inhabited by men who are doing agricultural work: some intent in sowing, some in harvesting and some, again, in cutting down a tree with an ax. In the background, to the right of the main group, a turreted construction can be seen, while to the left an ancient herm. Inserted in a coeval frame, molded in several orders with ebonized parts alternating with others veneered in tortoiseshell.

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Antique Lombard Chimney Walnut Mercury Mirror XIX Century
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Antique Lombard Chimney Walnut Mercury Mirror XIX Century

Lombardy First Quarter 19th Century

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Antique Lombard Chimney Walnut Mercury Mirror XIX Century

Lombardy First Quarter 19th Century

Lombard fireplace in walnut, with ebonized and gilded parts. In the lower part a base with a broken plinth, with ebonized reserves delimited by carved strokes with successive leaflets and gilded with leaf. In the upper part, a central door with a mercury mirror, with a golden groove between two frames with successive leaves, also re-proposed more externally. The door is framed between two tapered and ebonized pilasters, with a capital carved with gilded acanthus leaves, to support the broken entablature and adorned with pods, leaflets and gilded acanthus leaves, alternating with a walnut band and a notched frame.

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