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Artworks
THE ELVASTON CASTLE MIRRORS, English, circa 1735
Height: 52 ¾ in; 134 cm
Width: 39 ¼ in; 100 cm
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A pair of George II giltwood mirrors attributed to Benjamin Goodison.
One frame retains the original bevelled mirror plate, while the other is an 18th century replacement.
A pair of George II giltwood mirrors attributed to Benjamin Goodison.
One frame retains the original bevelled mirror plate, while the other is an 18th century replacement.
Provenance
The Earl of Harrington, Petersham Lodge, Richmond, Surrey; later moved to Elvaston Castle, Derbyshire, England;
Mallett & Son Ltd., London, England;
Private collection, London, England.Literature
Percy Macquoid and Ralph Edwards, ‘The Dictionary of English Furniture’, revised edition, 1954, vol. II, p. 338, fig. 70; a mirror of very similar design, also featuring the Diana mask and probably also by Goodison, in the collection at Goodwood, Sussex.
Illustrated:
Geoffrey Wills, ‘English Looking-glasses, A Study of the Glass, Frames and Makers (1670-1820)’, 1965, p. 85, illus. 56.;
Ronald Phillips, Fine Antique English Furniture, London 2013, pp. 12-15;
Ronald Phillips, Masterpieces of English Furniture, London 2016, pp. 62/63.
