A giltwood and gesso overmantel mirror

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A giltwood and gesso overmantel mirror
Of large size, in the Georgian style, the arched and divided plate surmounted by a ho-ho bird with central oval panel depicting classical female figures with a sleeping cupid, framed by dolphins around a ribbon tied foliate surround, the rectangular plate below with another above between fan lunettes and flanked by pair of shelves with foliate bows springing from foliate projecting bases
64in. (163cm.) wide, 87in. (221cm.) high

Provenance

Kimbolton Castle

Lot Essay

Kimbolton Castle was for over three centuries (1615-1950) the seat of the Earls and Dukes of Manchester. It is famous for being the place where Queen Katherine of Aragon spent her last years. Artistically it is a minor example of the work of Vanbrugh and Hawksmoor with a fine Gatehouse by Robert Adam.

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