Lot 88
88
A GEORGE III OVAL GILTWOOD PIER GLASS
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VA… Read more THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN, FORMERLY IN THE COLLECTION OF COLONEL NORMAN COLVILLE M.C. (1893-1974) (LOTS 60-92 AND 201-202)
A GEORGE III OVAL GILTWOOD PIER GLASS

Details
A GEORGE III OVAL GILTWOOD PIER GLASS
The oval plate in a beaded slip with alternating patera and fluted frame, with a pierced anthemion and acanthus cresting and pierced acanthus cresting, inscribed in chalk on the reverse 'MAC', regilt
52 x 26¾ in. (132 x 68 cm.)
Provenance
Acquired by Colonel Norman Colville, M.C.
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

A dressing-mirror of related oval form with pearled border and Grecian palm-flower, was executed in silver-gilt by Messrs Daniel Smith and Robert Sharp in 1783 (sold anonymously, in these Rooms, 30 April 1996, lot 61).
An identical mirror, but lacking the pierced cresting and apron, was sold from the Michael Lipitch sale, Sotheby's London, 22 May 1998, lot 314.

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