Late 20th Century Louis XVI Gustavian Wall Mirror - Newly Painted

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At Turtle & Crane, we turn the past into stunning décor for today. This late 20th century Louis XVI-style plaster … Read more At Turtle & Crane, we turn the past into stunning décor for today. This late 20th century Louis XVI-style plaster mirror stands 62" high and 36" wide, and is 2.75" deep. A pierced floral basket crowns it, a woven lattice of blooms flanked by a crossed gardening spade and rake, with wind-swept acanthus swags above a fluted pediment with Greek key corners.

The crossed garden tools are a classic Louis XVI garden trophy, a nod to the era's romance with pastoral life, as at Marie Antoinette's hamlet at Versailles. It is a rarer crest than the usual torch and quiver.

The mirror came to us chalky white and chipped. We sanded back a heavy modern coating and laid fresh gesso with crackling to restore the depth of the aged plaster. We built a French blue-gray body in layers, added a fine fly speckle, and worked relic ash into the grooves. Gold leaf traces the basket lattice, the blooms, the leaf tips, and the fluting, where the original carvers meant the eye to travel. The finish is newly painted in Swedish Gustavian style and hand finished in our Atelier in Mobile, Alabama. The last photograph shows the mirror before.

Made in the United States, it anchors an entry, crowns a mantel, or brings a single grand gesture to a dressing room or a powder bath. In the style of Bunny Williams, Mark Hampton, and Mario Buatta, it suits Palm Beach Regency, Grandmillennial, and French-leaning rooms.

*To help you visualize styling, this listing includes an AI-generated staged photograph. It is for illustration only. Please refer to the studio photographs for the exact mirror being sold, and rely on the written dimensions to confirm scale and fit.

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