CIRCA 1835

Details

A George IV giltwood convex mirror
Circa 1835
The reeded frame with an ebonised mahogany slip, losses to the gilt, with a later paper property label for Princess Margaret
32 in. (81 cm.) diameter

Provenance

Placed above the fireplace in the Drawing Room of the Private Apartment of H.R.H. The Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon at Kensington Palace.

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Lot Essay

This medallion mirror, with Grecian-black bordered and reed-enriched frame, reflects the fashion for introducing light and picturesque effects to rooms promoted in particular by the architect Sir John Soane (d.1837) around 1800. Amongst the leading manufacturers of 'Convex and Concave Mirrors', at the period was the Strand firm of Thomas Fentham & Co. (fl. 1807-1820) (see C. Gilbert, Marked London Furniture, Leeds, 1996).

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