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	<span id="result_box" lang="en"><span>Originally</span> <span>the</span> <span>word</span> <span>&quot;trumeau </span><span>&quot;</span> or &quot;pier glass&quot;&nbsp; <span>represented</span> <span>an</span> <a href="http://www.antiques-in-france.com/antiquites/-/-/-/architectural-elements"><span>architectural</span> <span>element</span></a> <span>supporting the</span> <span>lintel</span> <span>between two walls </span><span>or</span> <span>above a</span> <span>fireplace.</span><br />
	<span>It was during</span> <span>the18th century</span> <span>that the</span> <span>term</span> <span>extends to</span>&nbsp; <span>mirrors</span> <span>above fireplaces.</span><br />
	<span>These mirrors&nbsp; were</span> surmounted by an oil painting, usually<span> a still life or landscape.</span><br />
	<span>Often</span> <span>covered with</span> <span>golden</span> <span>leaf</span> <span>in pure the pure</span> <span>rococo style</span><span>,</span> <span>the trumeau mirror</span> <span>is a reference in</span> <span>the <a href="http://www.antiques-in-france.com/antiquites/-/-/18th-century">objects</a></span><a href="http://www.antiques-in-france.com/antiquites/-/-/18th-century"> <span>of</span> <span>arts</span> </a><span><a href="http://www.antiques-in-france.com/antiquites/-/-/18th-century">of the 18th century</a>.</span></span></p>