Moulded and carved oak mirror with a rich décor of - Lot 261

Moulded and carved oak mirror with a rich décor of and drapery, the spandrels decorated with masks acanthus-leaf masks, the pediment featuring a crowned a crowned female figure bearing a Libertas banner Libertas and the coat of arms of the Duchy of Savoy. At her feet, on the left, the lion of St. Mark, its paw resting on a book a book bearing the inscription Pax Tibi Marce Evangelista Meus (Peace be with you, Mark my Evangelist), symbol of the city of Venice and the Doge's Palace. A right, the representation of Romulus and Remus, gathered by a she-wolf, founders of the city of Rome. This central figure is thus the personification of a reunited reunited. The frame is embellished with several attributes such as the figure of Hermes, messenger of the Gods, flanked by a laurel wreath, symbol of victory. The figure of Athena, goddess of war, surrounded by oak leaves oak leaves, a symbol of power, arranged on the lower on the lower part of the frame, surmounted by an eagle. From on either side of the mirror, two putti, one holding a club symbol of strength. In the spandrels, four medallions medallions bearing the names of the four fathers of the Italian nation: Giuseppe Garibaldi, Vittorio Emmanuel II, Camillo Cavour and Giuseppe Mazzini. This richly refers to the Expedition of the Thousand, an episode in the unification of Italy that began in 1860, one of the aims of which was to conquer the Kingdom of the Two_x0002_Siciles, then ruled by the Bourbons. Italy, circa 1860-1865. H. 170 cm; W 121 cm. (Accents, cracks and small chips). A frame with a similar design is preserved in the Palazzo Colonna in Rome RESTAURATIONS