Rare Venetian Octagonal Mirror In Etched Glass And Micro-mosaic, Venice, Italy, Circa 1965

Rare octagonal Venetian mirror in etched glass and micro-mosaic, Exposition Universelle de 1867, Venice, Italy, circa 1865
Decorated with micro-mosaic cartouches featuring flowers, straw roses and foliage in light relief on a gold smaltis background, and mirror cartouches engraved with floral motifs. Each cartouche is surrounded by fine twisted glass rods, separated by glass flowers. The technique employed is of extraordinary virtuosity. This mirror was made in Venice, Italy, around 1865, at a time when Italian micro-mosaics were renowned throughout Europe.

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