#29

Globe de Mariee with Vintage Family Photographs and Objects
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$550
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21" x 13" (53 x 33 cm). A delicate arrangement of richly gold-plated symbols encircle a red silk tufted cushion that supports a coronet of wax orange blossoms and pearls. The symbols include dove with wreath of harmony, 14 flowering leaves, 10 oak leaves symbolizing faithfulness, two trapezoidal mirrors, two ellipsoidal mirrors, central mirror, and one rectangular mirror indicating a fairly short engagement of one year. Personal mementoes include the wedding gloves of both bride and groom, the bride's orange blossom earrings, a photograph of the bride and groom, dated 1928, and a large framed drawing of the young couple based upon that same photograph and signed by the artist. The arrangement is posed on an ebony-painted base under a glass dome in well-preserved condition. French, circa 1928.