Peruvian Mirror
Leather mirror, 'Blue Tribute'
"The design of this mirror is meant to honor the art and customs of the Colla people, " confide Peruvian artists Manolo and Lucho. The Colla date back to 1200-1450 A.D., and it was their custom to bury lords and priests in tall funeral towers called chullpas.
Merchant: NOVICA
Mirror, 'Sweetheart'
Wildflowers in crimson fields surround this beautiful wall mirror. Marcos Luzalde carves the frame from mohena, a fine Peruvian hardwood. The stunning design evokes a valentine adorned in bright bronze leaf. Luzalde paints the flowers by hand on the reverse side of glass.
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Mirror, 'Poetry'
Summer sunflowers bloom around a circular mirror, each panel evoking petals. Marcos Luzalde carves the frame from mohena, a fine Peruvian hardwood. He then paints the flowers by hand on the reverse side of glass. Applications of bronze leaf add a golden shine.
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Mirror, 'Radiant Lands'
Florid garlands float into a stunning medallion that frames a mirror by Edmundo Contreras. The Peruvian artist acknowledges his fascination with Colonial decorative trends as he hand-paints the motifs on the reverse side of glass tiles, before setting them on a wooden frame.
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Leather mirror, 'Herons'
Herons wade in highland lakes as they have for thousands of years. Depicted in gilded tooled leather on cumala, or nutmeg wood, these birds take the artistic style of the Inca. Manolo and Lucho present a meticulously hand-crafted wall mirror with Peruvian styling.
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Mohena mirror, 'Sunbeams'
Like the sun itself, this circular mirror is surrounded in splendor. Marcos Luzalde evokes sunbeams with his radiant design. Carved from mohena, a fine Peruvian hardwood, the frame is covered with bronze leaf.
Merchant: NOVICA