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A GILTWOOD MIRROR
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A GILTWOOD MIRROR

OF GEORGE II STYLE, 20TH CENTURY

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A GILTWOOD MIRROR
OF GEORGE II STYLE, 20TH CENTURY
The oval plate within a rocaille border and pierced surround with meandering foliate stems and with a pagoda cresting flanked by ho-ho birds, the pierced C-scroll apron centred by a swan, bearing a label 'MARKEATON HALL, DERBYSHIRE'
74 x 49 in. (188 x 125 cm.)
Provenance
(According to a label on the mirror) Markeaton Hall, Derbyshire.
Special notice
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Lot Essay

The medallioned pier-glass, with pagoda-swept canopy attended by birds perched on gothic rustic pillars, is designed in the eclectic George II fashion styled as 'Modern', in T. Chippendale's Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director, 1754. Related 'Oval Glass Frames' also featured in W. Ince and J. Mayhew's The Universal System of Household Furniture, 1762 (pl. 78). The swan recalls a 1753 engraving by M. Darly for Chippendale's invitation to the Black Swan (Victoria and Albert Museum, Rococo: Art and Design in Hogarth's England, London, 1984 (R7c).

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