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Sephari and EuroLux working together have brought a special unique collection full of European treasures. Husband and wife team, Aimee and Greg draw on their world travels, cross-cultural experiences and foreign language skills to search antique markets and estate sales in Europe and import a fantastic selection of hand-picked, high-quality and unique decorative items. This direct network of European dealers, which took years to develop, enables Aimee and Greg to offer one-of-a-kind European antiques exclusively to you at incredible prices. Let yourself be taken back into a fine world of European culture and lifestyle by acquiring some of these unique pieces.
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Antique French Art Nouveau Mirror Gilded - FREE SHIPPING
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Price: $242.00
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Item #: C-13-0
Object: Mirror
OriginFrance
Style: Art Nouveau
ART NOUVEAU STYLE
The free-flowing Art Nouveau style has its roots in two significant influences that were popular at the end of the 19th century in Europe: the focus on hand-craftsmanship from the Arts and Crafts movement and a fascination with the decorative arts from Japan, known as Japonisme. Eventually the name for the decorative arts produced during this brief period of time from roughly 1890 to 1920 came to be known as the Art Nouveau style, which had a large sweeping influence across Europe and the US.
Hallmarks of the opulent and sensuous Art Nouveau style are swirling, fluid, curvilinear lines used rhythmically and repetitively and a great emphasis on natural, organic forms and motifs, such as vines, tendrils, roses, tulips, poppies, peonies, and wisteria. This style was born out of an emphasis on hand-craftsmanship and Art Nouveau designs required highly skilled artists, which resulted in significantly higher price tags. As the middle classes were enamored with the Revival styles, the very wealthy desired a new, modern style that was only available to those with significant disposable income.
Perhaps the most famous Art Nouveau artist is the American Louis Comfort Tiffany, whose father, Charles Tiffany, opened a swanky jewelry store in Manhattan in 1834. Louis Tiffany traveled to Europe and was greatly impressed with the modern Art Nouveau style, but was equally fascinated with the mosaic art he saw in Italy. His stained glass creations, including window panels and lamps (beautiful lampshades were needed to shade the new invention, the light bulb), have become known as Tiffany glass and carry phenomenal prices today. The iridescent poor man’s version of Tiffany glass became known as Carnival glass.
Date: 1900
Comment:
This gorgeous old Art Nouveau frame with a new mirror will add charm to any room in your home!
Condition:
VERY GOOD
In overall very good condition. Antique and vintage items by their very nature are used items and will show signs of normal wear due to age and use. As we define 'very good condition' relative to the stated age of the piece, we would expect to see 'character marks' consistent with that age and could include minor nicks or dings to a wooden or metal object, minor wear to a painted surface, minor speckling on a mirror, light crazing or small manufacturer’s glaze skips in ceramic finish, or slight wear to a label. If ceramic/porcelain restoration has been done, it is of museum-quality so that it is hardly discernable and would be mentioned in the listing. 'Very good condition' would not include chips or cracks in any glass or ceramic item.
Item Specifics:
Frame shows normal wear due to age and use.
Dimensions:
18.25H 15.5W 1.25D
Color: Gilded
Material: Mirror
Free Shipping:
This item will be shipped FREE within the Continguous 48 United States via UPS Ground. All shipments include insurance.
Additional Pictures:
In many cases, EuroLux Antiques has many more pictures of our items than this website allows us to place in our descriptions. If you are interested in seeing these additional pictures, please email or call us and we would be happy to send the pictures to you if they are available.
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| SKU: |
SEP-260-C-13-0 (8866) |
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1x1x1 (Length x Width x Height) in inches
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| Weight: |
4.40 LBS
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