Lot Essay
A similar mirror with architectural cresting and rusticated base was sold in these Rooms, 18 October 2001, lot 105. Another is illustrated in The Knight of Glin, Irish Furniture, 1978, fig.35.
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MID-18TH CENTURY
Details
AN IRISH GEORGE II GILTWOOD MIRROR
Mid-18th century
The later rectangular plate with a pierced surround of foliage and flowers among C-scrolls crested by architectural ruins, floral pendant carving to the right side replaced, regilt
46½in. (118cm.) high, 31½in. (80cm.) wide
Mid-18th century
The later rectangular plate with a pierced surround of foliage and flowers among C-scrolls crested by architectural ruins, floral pendant carving to the right side replaced, regilt
46½in. (118cm.) high, 31½in. (80cm.) wide
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