Gilt Mirrors and Paired Candlesticks

A symmetrical set of Neoclassical wall accessories. The mirror is an upright rectangle or oval, with a thin gilded wooden frame, topped by a pediment or an urn and garland finial; the mirror surface is segmented antique glass. On each side of the mirror is a gilded wall sconce, consisting of slender curved candle arms and a medallion-shaped base, both identical. Avoid: using heavy, ornate Baroque mirror frames, having the sconces on both sides not matching, using irregularly shaped mirror surfaces, making the mirror into a full-wall mirror.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一組對稱的新古典牆面配件。鏡子是直立的長方形或橢圓形,外框是細的鍍金木框,上方有一個三角山牆或一個甕形與花環的頂飾;鏡面是分割的老玻璃。鏡的兩側各一個鍍金的壁燭台,由細的彎曲燭臂與一個獎章形底座組成,兩者完全相同。避免:使用厚重繁複的巴洛克鏡框、讓兩側的燭台不成對、使用不規則形狀的鏡面、把鏡子做成整面的鏡牆。