Lot Essay
Cf. H. Kreisel, Die kunst des deutschen Möbels, vol. II, 1970, fig. 718
THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
A GERMAN GILTWOOD PIER-GLASS with later shaped rectangular plate, the pierced cresting centred by a husk-swagged acanthus-carved C-scroll surmounted by trailing foliage and crowned by a wreath above a moulded slip frame, the pierced apron similarly carved and centred by a C-scroll and acanthus-carved cartouche flanked by husk garlands, 18th Century, regilt
Details
A GERMAN GILTWOOD PIER-GLASS with later shaped rectangular plate, the pierced cresting centred by a husk-swagged acanthus-carved C-scroll surmounted by trailing foliage and crowned by a wreath above a moulded slip frame, the pierced apron similarly carved and centred by a C-scroll and acanthus-carved cartouche flanked by husk garlands, 18th Century, regilt
76in. x 28½in. (193cm. x 72.5cm.)
76in. x 28½in. (193cm. x 72.5cm.)
Provenance
Anonymous sale in these Rooms, 10 December 1981, lot 179