Two mirror sconces

anoniem, c. 1755 - c. 1770

These mirrors, painted in Canton (China), were specially made for export. They were later framed in the Netherlands in the then-current Rococo style. Thus were exotic mirrors adapted to suit Dutch interiors. Originally there would have been a metal arm at lower centre to hold two candles. The mirrors belonged to Jean Theodore Royer, a well-known collector of Chinese objects in The Hague.

  • Artwork typemirror, decoratief object, frame, spiegellijst
  • Object numberBK-16726-A
  • Dimensionsheight 81.0 cm x width 51.3 cm x depth 9.5 cm
  • Physical characteristicsBeschilderd spiegelglas, verguld lindehout