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A PAIR OF SWEDISH GILT-LEAD AND BRASS GIRANDOLE MIRRORS
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A PAIR OF SWEDISH GILT-LEAD AND BRASS GIRANDOLE MIRRORS

EARLY 18TH CENTURY

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A PAIR OF SWEDISH GILT-LEAD AND BRASS GIRANDOLE MIRRORS
Early 18th Century
Each with shaped rectangular plate in a foliate cast surround and surmounted by a scantily draped putto with a trumpet, the apron mounted with an associated scrolling candle branch, re-backed
23 in. (59 cm.) high; 8¾ in. (22 cm.) wide (2)
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These elegant girandole mirrors are closely related to the oeuvre of Burchard Precht (d. 1738), who arrived in Stockholm in 1674 to work at Drottningholm and was named carver to the court in 1682. Various related mirrors in the Royal palaces are attributed either to Burchard Precht or his sons Gustav (d. 1763) and Christian (d. 1779). Characteristic for Precht's oeuvre are the fine gilt-lead mounts, such as those on these girandoles. A related mirror incorporating cherubs with trumpets is illustrated in G. Upmark, Möbler, Stockholm, 1912, vol. I, fig. 26, while a further related example is illustrated in S. Wallin, Nordiska Museets Möbler fran Svenska Herremanshem, Stockholm, 1931, vol. I, figs 335 and 337.