LATE 18TH CENTURY
Details
A LOUIS XVI GILTWOOD MIRROR
late 18th century
With later rectangular divided plate within a leaf-tip carved-frame carved with bead-and-reel, the crest centrally carved with a medallion enclosing a scene from Fables de la Fontaine, 'The Stork and the Fox', within cornucopiae and musical trophies suspending berried laurel swags, the whole surmounted by doves perched on a floral wreath-
77 in. (190 cm.) high, 51 in. (130 cm.) wide
late 18th century
With later rectangular divided plate within a leaf-tip carved-frame carved with bead-and-reel, the crest centrally carved with a medallion enclosing a scene from Fables de la Fontaine, 'The Stork and the Fox', within cornucopiae and musical trophies suspending berried laurel swags, the whole surmounted by doves perched on a floral wreath-
77 in. (190 cm.) high, 51 in. (130 cm.) wide
Provenance
Sold in these Rooms, 27 April 1992, lot 389