Lot 116
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A PAIR OF EARLY GEORGE III GILTWOOD MIRRORS
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A PAIR OF EARLY GEORGE III GILTWOOD MIRRORS

PROBABLY 18TH CENTURY

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A PAIR OF EARLY GEORGE III GILTWOOD MIRRORS
PROBABLY 18TH CENTURY
Each oval plate surrounded by carved palm branches and leaves crossing to opposing C-scrolls at the cresting, and tied with ribbon at the apron, the plates probably replaced, regilt
40¾ x 22 3/8 in. (13.5 x 56.8 cm.) (2)
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Lot Essay

Messrs. Ince and Mayhew's Universal System of Household Furniture, 1762 (pl. 77), provided a medallion pattern with related beribboned palms or reeds for convex or concave glasses, which they described as creating a 'pretty effect'. Amongst related frames is one sold at Christie's, London, 17 November 1988, lot 96.

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