Arte Veneziana / Wall Mirrors / Jeanne French Style MFX-AVA-005-OV04

The French style mirror industry begins in 1665 when the French politician Jean-Baptiste Colbert persuaded some important Venetian masters to move to France.
That is the story behind French Style Mirrors. This style is different from the Venetian one. It is characterized by a deep grinding and a more geometric design.

A French mirror is in fact made of lots of different bevelled pieces that are close together and create an harmonious geometrical figure. A beautiful example is , an iconic mirror by Arte Veneziana that is made of 412 hand bevelled pieces. The most visible difference between a Venetian and a French mirror is the total absence of hand-blown glass decorations on the latter.

Fretwork structure made of fir wood with antique finish. Oval-shaped central part made of bevelled glass with medium antique mirrored finish.

Frame with thumbnail-shaped etchings and crest made of bevelled and engraved glass with medium antique mirrored finish.

Our glass masters use different wheels to chamfer and obtain shiny glass pieces that will be used on the mirrors and furniture afterwards.

This is a fundamental step in our production: no machines can replace the manual work on this extremely delicate matter. The bevelling can only be realised with a long and precise handmade procedure.

An ancient engraving manufacturing process which still remains entirely handmade as per Venetian traditions.

Az Arte Veneziana French Style kollekciója a francia dekoratív művészet kifinomult hagyományát tükrözi precíz tükörkészítéssel és építészeti egyensúllyal. A klasszikus párizsi enteriőrök ihlették, hangsúlyozva a szimmetriát, a geometrikus kompozíciókat és a mélyen csiszolt üvegelemeket.

A tükrök és kiegészítő bútorok esetében a kézi gravírozás és a gondosan összeállított üvegszegmensek kifinomult, visszafogott esztétikát hoznak létre. A kollekciót a geometrikus kifinomultság jellemzi, ahol a hagyomány, a kézművesség és a fény időtálló egységet alkot.