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Drawing for a dragon carving by John Linnell.
Courtesy of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
A GEORGE III GILTWOOD PIER MIRROR, English, circa 1765
Height: 8 ft 8½ in; 265.5 cm
Width: 4 ft 4½ in; 133.5 cm
Depth: 1 ft 4 in; 40.5 cm
Width: 4 ft 4½ in; 133.5 cm
Depth: 1 ft 4 in; 40.5 cm
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Note: The mirror retains much of the original surface preparation, some of the original gilding and the original mirror plates. The mirror belongs to a group of frames designed by...
Note: The mirror retains much of the original surface preparation, some of the original gilding and the original mirror plates.
The mirror belongs to a group of frames designed by John Linnell in the second half of the 18th century. The exquisitely carved dragon cresting corresponds in many details to a design drawing. The frame itself is unusually sparsely ornamented, corresponding to another design drawing by John Linnell.
Provenance
Hotspur Ltd., London, England;
Private collection, England.
