Lot Essay
A nearly identical mirror is illustrated in The Knight of Glin, Irish Furniture, 1978, fig.35.
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AN IRISH GEORGE III GILTWOOD MIRROR
CIRCA 1760
With shaped rectangular plate surmounted by a pierced foliate cresting of radiating form above confronting C-scrolls flanked by squirrels, the sides carved with trailing naturalistic foliage and columnar uprights with rusticated bases, the pierced apron with C-scrolls and central female mask--63in. (160cm.) high, 33in. (84cm.) wide
CIRCA 1760
With shaped rectangular plate surmounted by a pierced foliate cresting of radiating form above confronting C-scrolls flanked by squirrels, the sides carved with trailing naturalistic foliage and columnar uprights with rusticated bases, the pierced apron with C-scrolls and central female mask--63in. (160cm.) high, 33in. (84cm.) wide