THE GETTY MIRRORS, English, circa 1725
Height: 5 ft 11 in; 180 cm
Width: 2 ft 9 in; 84 cm
Depth: 9½ in; 24 cm
Width: 2 ft 9 in; 84 cm
Depth: 9½ in; 24 cm
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£100,000 +
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A pair of George I giltwood and gesso pier mirrors. Note: The mirrors retain some of the original gilding. The mirror plates and the ornate brass candle arms and sockets...
A pair of George I giltwood and gesso pier mirrors.
Note: The mirrors retain some of the original gilding. The mirror plates and the ornate brass candle arms and sockets are of later date. A printed and inscribed Ann and Gordon Getty Collection inventory label is pasted on the reverse of each mirror.
The unusual Giffard family crest of ‘flames issued from the mouth and ears of a panther’s head’ can be seen between the scroll pediments of the mirrors.
Provenance
Peter Giffard (d. 1746), for Chillington Hall, Staffordshire, England;
Philip Colleck Ltd., New York, USA;
Ann and Gordon Getty, San Francisco, USA.
Literature
Illustrated:
Connoisseur, September 1979; trade advertisement with Philip Colleck Ltd.
