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CIRCA 1730, ADAPTED FROM THE CREST OF AN OVERMANTEL MIRROR
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A GEORGE II GILTWOOD HEADBOARD
Circa 1730, adapted from the crest of an overmantel mirror
The shaped and arched padded headboard upholstered in buttoned cream cotton, the cresting carved asymetrically with rocaille rockwork and acanthus, with a ho-ho bird with outstretched wings to either corner, extended in width by the addition of the scrolls flanking the central cartouche and possibly incorporating some earlier elements, regilt
79in. (201cm.) high, 86½in. (219.5cm.) wide
Circa 1730, adapted from the crest of an overmantel mirror
The shaped and arched padded headboard upholstered in buttoned cream cotton, the cresting carved asymetrically with rocaille rockwork and acanthus, with a ho-ho bird with outstretched wings to either corner, extended in width by the addition of the scrolls flanking the central cartouche and possibly incorporating some earlier elements, regilt
79in. (201cm.) high, 86½in. (219.5cm.) wide