A GEORGE III PIER GLASS ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN LINNELL, English, circa 1765
Width: 3 ft 9 ¼ in; 114.5 cm
The mirror retains much of the original gilding. The border glasses are original, the large centre plate is an 18th century replacement.
A design drawing by John Linnell for this type of mirror is preserved in the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum in London.
The mirror itself once belonged to Joseph Duveen, one of the best known and most illustrious art dealers of early 20th century England.
Born in Hull in 1869, his art dealing career started after his father died and he took over his position working with his uncle. His keen eye soon made him one of the most influential and prolific art dealers globally. Museums around the world have built their core collections on purchases from the Duveen partners
Provenance
Lord Duveen of Millbank, London by whom sold to;
The Ingersoll Family of Philadelphia for their house Bois Doré, Rhode Island and by descent in 1968 to;
Vice-Admiral Stuart Howe Ingersoll and Mrs (Elinor Hill Dorrance) Ingersoll until 1983.
Private collection, USA.
Literature
Helena Hayward, Pat Kirkham, William and John Linnell, 18th Century London Furniture Makers, London, Vol II, 1980, p.82.
Illustrated:
Ronald Phillips, Antique English Furniture, London 2006, pp. 208/209.
Ronald Phillips, Mirrors, London, 2010, pp. 138/139.
