Lot Essay
A mirror with identically carved frame and similarly pierced outer frame and cresting is in the Herrenhausen-Museum, Hanover (H. Kreisel ed., Die Kunst des deutschen Möbels, Munich, 1970, vol. II, fig. 68).
LATE 17TH EARLY 18TH CENTURY
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A GERMAN GILTWOOD MIRROR
Late 17th early 18th Century
The later oval plate in a moulded foliate slip surrounded by flowers and an outer pierced frame of scrolling acanthus with a central flowerhead to the cresting, restorations
47 in. x 28¾ in. (119 cm. x 73 cm.)
Late 17th early 18th Century
The later oval plate in a moulded foliate slip surrounded by flowers and an outer pierced frame of scrolling acanthus with a central flowerhead to the cresting, restorations
47 in. x 28¾ in. (119 cm. x 73 cm.)