A PAIR OF GEORGE II WALNUT AND GILTWOOD MIRRORS

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A PAIR OF GEORGE II WALNUT AND GILTWOOD MIRRORS
Each with later rectangular plate within a moulded slip with re-entrant upper corners, within a leaf-moulded outer frame with shaped apron, the sides hung with foliage, surmounted by a shell issuing acanthus and further surmounted by a scrolled broken pediment centred by an eagle, refreshments to the gilding, one with later backboard, one backboard with ink inscription 'H..(?)ynon at Trewern (?)/Pembrook Shire', regessoed, regilt, the applied ornament and finial of later date
55¼ cm. x 28¼ in. (140.5 cm. x 72 cm.) (2)

Provenance

Possibly Admiral Vaughan (d.1789), Trecwn, Llanstinan, Pembrokeshire.

Lot Essay

The inscription on the reverse may indicate that these mirrors once formed part of the furnishings at Trecwn, Llanstinan, Pembrokeshire. John Wesley described its location as 'one of the loveliest places in Great Britain'. The inscription may also refer to one Admiral Vaughan (d. 1789) who lived there (T. Lloyd, The Lost Houses of Wales, London, 1986, p. 70).

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