A GEORGE II GILT-GESSO MIRROR, the rectangular bevelled plate with a ribbon-and-rosette slip, the circular sanded outer frame carved with foliage and surmounted by a scrolled broken pediment centred by a female mask with plumed head-dress, flanked by ribbon and acanthus scrolls, above a pierced scallop-shell and acanthus base, with chalk inscription no. 12 and no. 1 Room Third Floor in pencil, with printed label BROUGHT TO TAYMOUTH CASTLE FROM THE MARQUESS OF BREADALBANE'S APARTMENTS AT HOLYROOD PALACE MAY 16 1860

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A GEORGE II GILT-GESSO MIRROR, the rectangular bevelled plate with a ribbon-and-rosette slip, the circular sanded outer frame carved with foliage and surmounted by a scrolled broken pediment centred by a female mask with plumed head-dress, flanked by ribbon and acanthus scrolls, above a pierced scallop-shell and acanthus base, with chalk inscription no. 12 and no. 1 Room Third Floor in pencil, with printed label BROUGHT TO TAYMOUTH CASTLE FROM THE MARQUESS OF BREADALBANE'S APARTMENTS AT HOLYROOD PALACE MAY 16 1860
59in. x 35½in. (150cm. x 88cm.)

Provenance

The Marquesses of Breadalbane, Taymouth Castle, Scotland
The Montague Meyer Family Collection, sold in these Rooms, 24 April 1980, lot 40

Lot Essay

Taymouth Castle was originally a 16th century tower house. It was demolished and rebuilt in its present form to the designs of Archibald and James Eliot. Its Gothick style draws inspiration from Inverary Castle, and displays the influence the Campbells, Dukes of Argyll, maintained over their collateral relations. The Palace of Holyrood House is the official royal residence in Scotland. Before the Act of Union in 1707, it also was home to the Scottish Privy Council and Parliament. Courtiers were granted lodgings and the 2nd Marquess of Breadalbane was Lord Chamberlain of the Household in Scotand from 1853 to 1858

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