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George III oval giltwood mirror ( England c. 1770 )
Medium
carved giltwood
Dimensions:
67.50cm wide
(26.57 inches)
110.00cm high
(43.31 inches)
Description / Expertise
A fine George III period giltwood mirror, the oval plate in a crossed-palm frame carved with flowerheads, foliage and entwined with ribbons, the cresting with an acanthus spray entwined with opposing C-scrolls, the apron with crossed branches and C-scrolls.
Provenance
With Charles Lumb & Sons, Harrogate, 1972
Literature
This mirror is illustrated page 156, Fanfare for Europe The British Art Market exhibition January 1973. Sotheby Publications.
An almost identical mirror is illustrated in The Samuel Messer Collection of English furniture, Christies London, 5 December 1991, page 70, lot 50.
Condition
Very fine condition, re-gilt, later plate.
Status
FOR SALE
