Lot Essay
John Reed of Northallerton, North Yorkshire is first recorded in Bain's Trade Directory, 1823 as a painter and gilder. He is also recorded in White's Directory & Gazeteer, 1840 as painter and gilder.
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BY REED, NORTHALLERTON, 1840
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AN EARLY VICTORIAN GILTWOOD CONVEX MIRROR
BY REED, NORTHALLERTON, 1840
The circular plate in a reeded ebonised slip and deep frame studded with balls, surmounted by an eagle on a rock and flanked by dragons, the apron centred by a shell issuing foliage, the reverse with maker's label 'REED Painter, Gilder AND PICTURE FRAME MAKER Northallerton, 1840'
43 x 33 in. (109 x 84 cm.)
BY REED, NORTHALLERTON, 1840
The circular plate in a reeded ebonised slip and deep frame studded with balls, surmounted by an eagle on a rock and flanked by dragons, the apron centred by a shell issuing foliage, the reverse with maker's label 'REED Painter, Gilder AND PICTURE FRAME MAKER Northallerton, 1840'
43 x 33 in. (109 x 84 cm.)
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