The discovery by Venetian glass-makers of Crystalline glass revolutionised the art of mirror-making. This marked the beginning of large mirror plate production and the mirror ceased to be merely a bathroom trinket becoming a means of decoration hung on the wall like a painting. Venice's early dominance in this area resulted in many European glass houses developing imitations in the 'façon de Venise', Venetian mirror plate was valued then for being of greater transparency and less faulty.
Today, an authentic Venetian mirror continues to be made only exclusively in Murano and is prized for the craftsmanship which goes into the hand cutting, bevelling, engraving, painting, silvering and mounting to create the spectacular effects for which these mirrors are known. Mediterraneo's extraordinary portfolio of mirrors travels the history of design: from the elaborate engraved and bevelled designs of the seventeenth and eighteenth century, through the fanciful shapes with coloured glass twist and flower decorations of the nineteenth century, to the geometric rigour of the deco period.
Allegra
Venetian hand crafted mirror
bevelled and antiqued mirror with amber pins
Angelica
Venetian hand crafted mirror
engraved with enamel decoration and elaborate crown
Annabella
Venetian hand crafted mirror
engraved, bevelled and bound with lead
Arabella
Venetian hand crafted mirror
engraved with antique silver finish
Beatrice
Venetian hand crafted mirror
engraved, bevelled and lead bound
Brigida
Venetian hand crafted mirror
polychrome and bevelled decorations
Carmina
Venetian hand crafted mirror
cristallo and gold dust hand blown flowers
Caterina
Venetian hand crafted mirror
engraved and lead bound with elaborate crown
Colette
Venetian hand crafted mirror
shaped bevelled and antqiued frame elements with grey mirrored elements
Donatella
Venetian hand crafted mirror
bevelled and shaped with grey mirrored details
Dorotea
Venetian hand crafted mirror
engraved and bound with lead, antique silver finish
Eleonora
Venetian hand crafted mirror
bevelled and engraved octagonal mirror
Ella
Venetian hand crafted mirror
bevelled central panel with clear silver finish
Emily
Venetian hand crafted mirror
bevelled edges and circular bevelling details
Eugenia
Venetian hand crafted mirror
polychrome enamel decoration with antique silver finish