GABRIEL VIARDOT (FRENCH, 1830-1906): A CARVED WOOD WALL MIRROR MODELLED AS A DRAGON IN THE CHINESE TASTE the dragon with outswept wings and tail curling around the bevelled glass plate, a winged putti to the lower right side of the mirror, 137cm high x 108cm wide Viardot was considered one of the greatest designers of late 19th century Paris, specialising like others such as L'Escalier de Cristal in the highly fashionable Orientalist style. He exhibited widely, including at the Great Exhibition of 1851. He also exhibited and was a jury member at Paris Expositions Universelle of 1867, 1878 and 1889, and was awarded a gold medal at the 1889 exposition.
GABRIEL VIARDOT (FRENCH, 1830-1906): A CARVED WOOD WALL MIRROR MODELLED AS A DRAGON IN THE CHINESE TASTE the dragon with outswept wings and tail curling around the bevelled glass plate, a winged putti to the lower right side of the mirror, 137cm high x 108cm wide Viardot was considered one of the greatest designers of late 19th century Paris, specialising like others such as L'Escalier de Cristal in the highly fashionable Orientalist style. He exhibited widely, including at the Great Exhibition of 1851. He also exhibited and was a jury member at Paris Expositions Universelle of 1867, 1878 and 1889, and was awarded a gold medal at the 1889 exposition.
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