The patron of Murano
San Donato
The saint and the dragon
San Donato, the Murano patron, inspires the name of this opulent mirror. The saint is famous for his fight against a huge dragon with the cross sign only. This huge handmade in Italy masterpiece is made of 412 hand engraved bevelled mirrors that reminds us the dragon’s fire blazes.
Fretwork and Venetian style mirror, with antiqued finishing and floral etching made with diamond grinding wheel.
Two-tone and fretwork mirror
Fiesole
Fiesole, from the Louis XIV Collection, is one of the most popular two-tone and fretwork mirror with crest of Arte Veneziana.
All you need to know
Fiesole
Materials
Fretwork structure made of solid fir with antiqued finishing.
Handmade two-tone clear mirror.
Decorations
Handmade etching of floral motifs.
Hand bevelled mirrors on the crest, edges and corners.
Hand bevelled mirrors fixed to the structure by glass screws with antiqued finishing.
Peculiarities
Size: W. 87 cm, H. 146 cm
Size: W. 34" 1/4, H. 57" 1/2
Code: MFX-LDC-005-7170
Custom to specification
Smooth and shiny edges
Artistic beveling
Sharpening silhouettes
Our glass masters use different wheels to chamfer and get the glass pieces shiny that will be used on the mirrors and furniture afterwards.
This is a fundamental step of our production: no machines can replace the manual work on this extremely delicate matter. The beveling can be realized thanks to a long and accurate handmade procedure only.
An ancient engraving manufacturing process which still remains entirely handmade as per Venetian traditions.
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Product Designer
Leo De Carlo
Venice
Leo De Carlo was born in Venice in 1972. He graduated in Industrial Design from the Milan Polytechnic in 1998. He worked for Philippe Starck in Paris from 1999 to 2003, handling furnishing, lighting, electronics and interiors projects.
He returned to Italy in 2003 and went into business on his own. He currently lives and works in Venice.
