trumeau

French term for pier-glass. In the Louis XV period it was traditionally decorated with a painted canvas that was set in the frame above the mirror.

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Pair of French, Regence period consoles murales (hanging bracket consoles)
Item No. 1178
Pair of French, Regence period consoles murales (hanging bracket consoles)

In solid, carved giltwood. Circa 1720.

Originally created with a matching mirror-trumeau item 1177.

each 13" high by 7" wide by 5" deep
French, Regence period mirror-trumeau
Item No. 1177
French, Regence period mirror-trumeau

In solid, carved giltwood with parcloses having the original giltwood surface and original mercury glass. Circa 1720.

Originally created with a matching pair of consoles murales item 1178 (hanging bracket consoles).

73" tall by 41½" wide
Very fine and rare, French Louis XV period, painted and parcel gilded trumeau
Item No. 856
Very fine and rare, French Louis XV period, painted and parcel gilded trumeau

With original mercury glass, original giltwood surface, and original painting. Mid-18th century.

100" tall by 50" wide

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