Mirror ca. 1710 Johann Valentin Gevers German This sumptuous mirror beautifully evokes the wealth of silver furnishings at the Versailles of Louis XIV (1638-1715) and, to a lesser extent, at other European Baroque palaces.1 Well documented in contemporary descriptions, the 167 pieces of silver furniture in Louis's state rooms, as counted by a Swedish architect, Nicodemus Tessin the Younger (1654-1728), were mostly made at the Manufacture Royale des Meubles de la Couronne at the Hôtel des Gobelins, in Paris.2 Symbolizing the glory and magnificence of the Sun King, this opulent furniture astonished and dazzled all who saw it. Foreign rulers sought to emulate the example set by Louis, and long after his silver furniture had been melted down to pay for his military campaigns, similar costly pieces were still ordered for the state apartments of princely and other aristocratic residences all over Europe.One of the most important centers for working precious metals was the German city of

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Mirror ca. 1710 Johann Valentin Gevers German This sumptuous mirror beautifully evokes the wealth of silver furnishings at the Versailles of Louis XIV (1638-1715) and, to a lesser extent, at other European Baroque palaces.1 Well documented in contemporary descriptions, the 167 pieces of silver furniture in Louis's state rooms, as counted by a Swedish architect, Nicodemus Tessin the Younger (1654-1728), were mostly made at the Manufacture Royale des Meubles de la Couronne at the Hôtel des Gobelins, in Paris.2 Symbolizing the glory and magnificence of the Sun King, this opulent furniture astonished and dazzled all who saw it. Foreign rulers sought to emulate the example set by Louis, and long after his silver furniture had been melted down to pay for his military campaigns, similar costly pieces were still ordered for the state apartments of princely and other aristocratic residences all over Europe.One of the most important centers for working precious metals was the German city of

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