{"title":"French-Style Mirrors","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"venetian-french-style-mirror-colbert","title":"Venetian French-Style Mirror — Colbert","description":"\u003ch2\u003eColbert — Venetian French-Style Mirror\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cstrong\u003e1665\u003c\/strong\u003e Jean-Baptiste \u003cstrong\u003eColbert\u003c\/strong\u003e, minister to Louis XIV, decided that France would no longer pay Venice for its mirrors. He had Murano mirror-makers brought to Paris, in secret and at great expense, and from their craft grew a French school of mirror-making with a character all its own: fewer flowers, more architecture, and above all the \u003cstrong\u003ebevel\u003c\/strong\u003e, that wide polished edge that breaks the light into a line of silver. Colbert is a mirror that closes the circle — the French manner, made again in Murano.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhere the Venetian mirror is exuberant, the French mirror is composed. Its beauty lies in proportion and in the cut of the glass: broad bevelled panels, a clean rectangular field, ornament kept to the engraving and to a single crest. It is the mirror of nineteenth-century salons, of chimney breasts and panelled walls, and it sits as easily in a modern room as in a classical one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eColbert stands \u003cstrong\u003e136 cm tall\u003c\/strong\u003e. The frame is made of \u003cstrong\u003ebevelled crystal panels engraved by hand\u003c\/strong\u003e with slender sprays of flowers and leaves, separated from the central plate by rows of beaded glass rods that catch the light like pearls. Above rises a carved \u003cstrong\u003ecrest of scrolls\u003c\/strong\u003e around an engraved oval, and glass rosettes mark the corners. Everything is colourless: the piece works entirely through cut, engraving and reflection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHang it over a fireplace, a console or a sideboard, or lean it in a dressing room. Its height makes a low room feel taller, and its restraint lets it live with almost any style of furniture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eColbert is \u003cstrong\u003ehandmade in Murano by Fratelli Tosi\u003c\/strong\u003e, a family glassworks founded in the early 1900s by Romano Tosi and known worldwide for its Venetian mirrors and Murano glass furniture. It is made to order and can be produced \u003cstrong\u003ein custom sizes\u003c\/strong\u003e: ask us for a \u003ca href=\"\/de\/pages\/custom\"\u003ebespoke quote\u003c\/a\u003e. Explore our \u003ca href=\"\/de\/collections\/french-mirrors\"\u003eFrench-style mirrors\u003c\/a\u003e, the \u003ca href=\"\/de\/collections\/venetian-mirrors\"\u003eVenetian mirrors collection\u003c\/a\u003e and all our \u003ca href=\"\/de\/collections\/mirrors\"\u003eMurano glass mirrors\u003c\/a\u003e. Every piece arrives with a \u003ca href=\"\/de\/pages\/authenticity\"\u003ecertificate of authenticity\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/de\/pages\/shipping\"\u003efully insured shipping\u003c\/a\u003e. Questions? \u003ca href=\"\/de\/pages\/contact\"\u003eGet in touch\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDimensions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eH 136 × W 92 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eShop with Confidence\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery piece is guaranteed 100% authentic and handmade on the island of Murano. Your mirror is made to order, then packed in a protective wooden crate and shipped fully insured and tracked, and you can return eligible items within 14 days. Your satisfaction is our promise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBevelled crystal panels engraved by hand, with beaded glass rods\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarved crest with an engraved oval medallion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMade to order by Fratelli Tosi in about 6–9 weeks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCustom sizes on request\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWooden crate, insured and tracked shipping, free across the EU\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e14-day returns\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Venetian Murano Glass","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56278940778881,"sku":null,"price":8900.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0942\/7664\/9345\/files\/ChatGPTImage16set2026_14_50_33.png?v=1789563055"}],"url":"https:\/\/venetianmuranoglass.com\/de\/collections\/french-mirrors.oembed","provider":"Venetian Murano Glass","version":"1.0","type":"link"}