Pair of C18th Rococo Giltwood Mirror Appliques or Girandoles
£750
Pair of C18th Rococo Giltwood Mirror Appliques or Girandoles, the asymmetrical frames formed of rococo scrolls and shell-work surmounted by urns of flowers.
Height 56 cm (22 inches)
Width 26 cm (10.25 inches)
Spanish or Portuguese (Braga), mid 18th Century
There was an extraordinary flowering of Portuguese rococo at the quasi-royal court of the Archbishopric of Braga under two Archbishops, uncle and nephew, D. José and D. Gaspar de Bragança, members of the Royal family. Between 1741 and 1789, working closely with their brilliant architect/designer André Soares, the architecture and interiors of the new wing of the archbishop’s palace became a riot of exuberant rococo.
