BY SAMUEL BOMANSSON, SECOND HALF 18TH CENTURY

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A PAIR OF SWEDISH GILTWOOD GIRANDOLE MIRRORS
By Samuel Bomansson, second half 18th Century
Each with rectangular plate in a mirrored surround painted with scrolling foliage, surmounted by a pierced rockwork cartouche filled with a foliate spray, the similarly carved apron issuing a scrolling candle arm, stamped 'SB', one backboard replaced
26¾ in. (68 cm.) high; 9 in. (23 cm.) wide (2)

Provenance

Sold Bukowski, Stockholm, 28 November 1996, lot 529.

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VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium

Lot Essay

Samuel Bomansson (1726-1771) mirror-maker and gilder from Stockholm received the privileges to open a workshop in 1756.

A very similar mirror, also stamped by Bomansson, is illustrated in T. Sylvén & E. Welander-Berggren, Speglar, Stockholm, 2000, p. 97.

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