Rare Venetian 16th Century Renaissance Period Mother-of-Pearl inlaid Mirror

Rare Venetian 16th Century Renaissance Period Mother-of-Pearl inlaid and parcel gilt lacquered mirror. Possibly formally a picture frame. 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.

Circa 16th century