Lot Essay
A similar mirror was sold anonymously, Christie's New York, 11 October 1990, lot 37.
THE PROPERTY OF THE LATE MR. AND MRS. MELVYN ROLLASON
(Lots 151-185)
A GEORGE I GILTWOOD MIRROR
Details
A GEORGE I GILTWOOD MIRROR
The bevelled rounded rectangular plate in a concave-moulded and lappeted slip surmounted by a scrolled broken pediment with flowerheads flanking a central foliate cabochon, the sides hung with flowers and foliage above a pierced apron centred by a shell motif between scrolling acanthus and flanked by a further shell, restorations to the gilding, the cabochon cresting possibly later, previously with candle-branches
12 in. x 23½ in. (107 cm. x 59.5 cm.)
The bevelled rounded rectangular plate in a concave-moulded and lappeted slip surmounted by a scrolled broken pediment with flowerheads flanking a central foliate cabochon, the sides hung with flowers and foliage above a pierced apron centred by a shell motif between scrolling acanthus and flanked by a further shell, restorations to the gilding, the cabochon cresting possibly later, previously with candle-branches
12 in. x 23½ in. (107 cm. x 59.5 cm.)
Provenance
Bought from Mallett & Son (Antiques) Ltd., London, January 1959.
Literature
G.W. Whiteman (ed.), 'Ludstone Hall, Claverley, Shropshire', The Antique Collector, London, December 1965-January 1966, p. 238 (shown in situ in the Drawing-Room).