Two mirror sconces

anonymous, 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 cm x width 51.3 cm x depth 9.5 cm
  • Physical characteristicsPainted plate glass, gilt lime wood

Identification

  • Title(s)

    • Mirror
    • Two mirror sconces

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-16726-A

  • Description

    Spiegel in lijst van verguld lindehout, welke met gesneden rocaille-motieven en C-voluten is versierd. Het glas is aan de achterzijde beschilderd met Chinese voorstellingen van musicerende figuren, gezeten op een terras aan de oever van een baai. De spiegel is wellicht in China vervaardigd. Enige stukjes van de lijst ontbreken. Pendant van BK-16726-b.

Creation

  • Creation

    framemaker: anonymous, Netherlands

  • Dating

    c. 1755 - c. 1770

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    Painted plate glass, gilt lime wood

  • Dimensions

    height 81 cm x width 51.3 cm x depth 9.5 cm

This work is about

  • Subject

Exhibitions

Acquisition and rights

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    ...; collection Jean Theodore Royer (1737-1807), The Hague;{Note RMA.} bequeathed by his widow to King William I, 1814;{Note RMA.}; transferred to the Royal Cabinet of Curiosities, The Hague, 1816;{Note RMA.} from whom transferred to the museum, 1885

Documentation

  • M.C. Top, 'Een kijkje achter het glas bij de restauratie van een Chinese spiegel', Aziatische Kunst 44/1 (2014), pp. 15-22.

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