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Illustrated in Herbert F. Schiffer, Mirrors, p. 67, Fig. 133
A GEORGE I SILVERED GESSO MIRROR, English, circa 1720
Height: 31¾ in; 80.5 cm
Width: 18¾ in; 47.5 cm
Depth: 8 in; 20.5 cm
Width: 18¾ in; 47.5 cm
Depth: 8 in; 20.5 cm
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£50,000 - £100,000
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Note: The mirror retains much of the original silvering and its original bevelled mirror plate. It is fitted with later silver plated candle arms. Very few silvered gesso mirrors from...
Note: The mirror retains much of the original silvering and its original bevelled mirror plate. It is fitted with later silver plated candle arms.
Very few silvered gesso mirrors from the 18th century have survived without being subsequently gilded.
Provenance
Private collection, England.Literature
Illustrated:
Herbert F. Schiffer, Mirrors, New York 1983, p. 67, Fig. 133.
