Lot Essay
A very similar mirror was sold anonymously, Christie's Monaco, 16 June 1990, lot 249.
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MID-18TH CENTURY
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A PAIR OF SICILIAN GILTWOOD (MECCA) MIRRORS
Mid-18th Century
Each with a later divided plate within a moulded band and a mirrored frame with C-scrolls, foliage and flowers, surmounted by a cresting with a spread-eagle, with old label to the reverse inscribed, 'no.2 42251 364 710 200', the other with label inscribed 'no.1 42251 361 510 100', restorations to gilding
76 in. x 47½ in. (193 cm. x 121 cm.) (2)
Mid-18th Century
Each with a later divided plate within a moulded band and a mirrored frame with C-scrolls, foliage and flowers, surmounted by a cresting with a spread-eagle, with old label to the reverse inscribed, 'no.2 42251 364 710 200', the other with label inscribed 'no.1 42251 361 510 100', restorations to gilding
76 in. x 47½ in. (193 cm. x 121 cm.) (2)