A PAIR OF GEORGE III GILTWOOD MIRRORS, English, circa 1765
Height: 7 ft 6 in; 229 cm
Width: 3 ft 2 ¼ in; 97 cm
Width: 3 ft 2 ¼ in; 97 cm
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£100,000 +
An important and large pair of mid 18th century Chippendale period carved giltwood pier mirrors, each having divided upright rectangular 18th century replaced mirror plates with foliate carved division fillet...
An important and large pair of mid 18th century Chippendale period carved giltwood pier mirrors, each having divided upright rectangular 18th century replaced mirror plates with foliate carved division fillet within a moulded frame with stylised column sides and pierced C-scrolls with acanthus leaf carving and cornucopia to each side issuing floral sprays, having a shaped pierced apron with central open cartouche hung with floral swags and flanked by pendent acanthus finials, the shaped top carved with scrolling acanthus and crested by a pierced acanthus plume.
Provenance
French & Co., New York.
Private collection, New York.
