A George II carved pine overmantel mirror

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A George II carved pine overmantel mirror
The rectangular frame carved with scrolling foliage and rockwork, the upper edge centred by a pierced cartouche and fretwork pavilion, flanked by flowering baskets and scrolled upper corners, the upper section enclosing a painting: Circle of Mathys Schoevaerdts, peasants and cattle in a wooded landscape, ships unloading cargo, an inlet beyond; the lower section with three bevelled plates, previously decorated
75 x 63in. (190.5 x 160cm.)

Provenance

The Lords Aldenham, Aldenham House, Hertfordshire.

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Lot Essay

The landscape painting with its flourishing rural scene is displayed above an early 18th century 'landscape' glass, and a rustic pavilion surmounts its serpentined frame. Patterns for related 'Chimney Glasses and Pictures Frames' in the George II 'picturesque' manner featured in Matthias Lock's New Book of Ornaments, 1752; Thomas Chippendale's Gentleman and Cabinet-maker's Director, 1754-1762, and Messrs. Ince & Mayhew's The Universal System of Household Furniture, 1762 (pl. LXXXIV).
The overmantel may have been amongst the furnishings introduced by William Hucks of Clifton Hampden and Aldenham, whose daughter and heiress married Anthony Gibbs (b. 1756).

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