Lot Essay
Microanalysis indicates the wood of the phoenix finial support is white pine.
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THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
A CHIPPENDALE MAHOGANY AND PARCEL-GILT LOOKING GLASS
PROBABLY NEW YORK, 1760-1780
Details
A CHIPPENDALE MAHOGANY AND PARCEL-GILT LOOKING GLASS
Probably New York, 1760-1780
The gilded broken swan's-neck pediment centering a carved and gilded phoenix above an applied oval reserve over a rectangular molded and gilt frame centering a mirror plate flanked by gilt floral and foliate tendrils, over a shaped pendant base
46¼in. high
Probably New York, 1760-1780
The gilded broken swan's-neck pediment centering a carved and gilded phoenix above an applied oval reserve over a rectangular molded and gilt frame centering a mirror plate flanked by gilt floral and foliate tendrils, over a shaped pendant base
46¼in. high
Provenance
Ginsburg & Levy, New York City