A GEORGE II GILTWOOD MIRROR, English, circa 1740
Height: 5 ft 1 ¾ in; 157 cm
Width: 2 ft 11 ½ in; 90 cm
Width: 2 ft 11 ½ in; 90 cm
4490031
£100,000 +
An unusual mid 18th century carved giltwood mirror in the manner of William Kent, retaining much of the original gilding and having a replaced 18th century bevelled mirror plate within...
An unusual mid 18th century carved giltwood mirror in the manner of William Kent, retaining much of the original gilding and having a replaced 18th century bevelled mirror plate within a ribbon tied flower moulded edge flanked by palm fronds and scroll trusses and topped by inverted shells at each side, with a shaped cresting with broken pediment and Prince of Wales plumes above a cartouche with leaf carved centre and acanthus clasp below; and a shaped apron with scrolling acanthus leaf and central cartouche. A mirror with similar palm frond carving and plumed cresting is illustrated in The Dictionary of English Furniture.
