Ref: 518
Nordic Wall Mirror
Johann Akerblad
Ref: 518
Nordic Wall Mirror
Johann Akerblad
Circa 1790
126 x 48 cm (49⁵/₈ x 18⁷/₈ inches)
Monogrammed: J.A.
126 x 48 cm (49⁵/₈ x 18⁷/₈ inches)
Monogrammed: J.A.
Literature: Sigurd Wallin, Nordiska Museets Möbler Fran Svenska Herremanshem, Vol. III, Lund 1979, p. 169, ill. 1237, p. 172, ill. 1246
Description: Carved frame, gold-leafed mount on a red bolus ground. Original beveled mirror glass.
Upright rectangular frame with a side groove. The edge is decorated with a surrounding frieze, while the mirror surface is framed by a continuous beaded rod. The upper frame is surmounted by an openwork crest decorated with floral motifs. Set into the center of this is a round medallion, whose colored ground is applied with a figurative relief. This arrangement is crowned by foliage with adjoining festoons.
A longitudinally rectangular field with fine ornamental engraving and flanking laurel leaves completes the lower frame.
Upright rectangular frame with a side groove. The edge is decorated with a surrounding frieze, while the mirror surface is framed by a continuous beaded rod. The upper frame is surmounted by an openwork crest decorated with floral motifs. Set into the center of this is a round medallion, whose colored ground is applied with a figurative relief. This arrangement is crowned by foliage with adjoining festoons.
A longitudinally rectangular field with fine ornamental engraving and flanking laurel leaves completes the lower frame.
Nordic Wall Mirror