AN IRISH REGENCY GILTWOOD PIER GLASS

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AN IRISH REGENCY GILTWOOD PIER GLASS
The later rectangular plate flanked by reeded columns in front of later blue-glass panels, with niche capitals, flanking a lion-mask between scrolled acanthus and a lappeted cornice, on a moulded base, restorations to the gilding
64½ x 40½ in. (164 x 103 cm.)

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Lot Essay

This mirror has several Irish characteristics, including the foliage-carved frieze and paired columns flanking the plate, features that are seen on earlier mirrors by Francis and John Booker. The use of blue glass for the panels behind the columns is also a particularly Irish feature, often seen on Irish oval mirrors with cut-glass beaded decoration.

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