Late Part 16th Century Venetian Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid and Parcel Gilt Lacquered Mirror
 
Late Part 16th Century Venetian Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid and Parcel Gilt Lacquered Mirror. Compose of later part elements.
 
Provenance:
Estate of Aline Thorold (1869-1951) Provenance: Aline Thorold (1869-1951) m. Ernest James Wythes (1868-1949) at Copped Hall, Essex, until 1917 and The Wood House, Essex, thereafter and by descent to Barbara Dorothy Wythes (1896-1984) m. (Francis) Guy Robert Elwes (1895-1966) at The Wood House, Essex until 1961 and Ham Spray House, Marlborough, thereafter and by descent to Aline Mary Margaret (Elwes) McDonnell (1923-2023) m. Hubert McDonnell Jr. (1919-2004), Greenwich, Connecticut, and thence by descent.
 
width 19.5 in.
height 25 in.
 
Condition:
Mirror plate antique but later, possibly formally a picture frame, top arch pediment mouldings replaced , back boards of the mirror plate are later, the back rectangular frame holding the mirror installed at a later date to solidify the original frame and hold the mirror plate.