LATE 18TH CENTURY

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A SWEDISH PARCEL-GILT, WALNUT AND POLYCHROME-DECORATED MIRROR
LATE 18TH CENTURY
The bevelled divided rectangular plate within a stepped beaded frame with rosette to the corners, the pierced cresting enclosing a beaded copper medallion depicting a seated lady holding a dove, above an apron with two foliate scrolls and stiff-leaf pendants, the backboard possibly later, with remains of an old red paper label on back of cresting
77½ x 24¾ in. (197 x 68 cm.)

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Lot Essay

The presence of a beaded oval medallion is particularly interesting and is a recurrent characteristic in mirrors produced during the reign of King Gustav III of Sweden (1746-1792, r.1771). A related mirror was sold anonymously, Bukowski's, Stockholm, 29 November - 1 December 1995, lot 448. A further related mirror was sold anonymously, Christie's, New York, 27 September 2000, lot 456.

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