A CHARLES II GILT-GESSO AND SILVERED MIRROR

CIRCA 1670

Details

A CHARLES II GILT-GESSO AND SILVERED MIRROR
Circa 1670
The later rectangular plate within a berried foliate surround the sides with pierced trailing floral and vine twist carving centering putti holding aloft a floral wreath, with a scrolled and foliate-carved pendant base, probably originally a picture frame
73in. (185.5cm.) high, 50in. (127cm.) wide

Provenance

Acquired from Mallett, London in 1979.

Lot Essay

A related richly fretted mirror, displaying the Gough family coat-of-arms amongst golden foliage inhabited by silvered garland-bearing cherubs, is in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (see G.Wills, English Looking-Glasses, New York, 1965, p.65, pl.11). Other similar examples sold at Sotheby's New York, 13 October 1990, lot 64A ($46,200) and Sotheby's New York, 4 June 1988, lot 432 ($41,800).