MID-18TH CENTURY

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A PAIR OF VENETIAN GILTWOOD MIRRORS
MID-18TH CENTURY
Each with later rectangular bevelled plate in a foliate moulded frame surmounted by shaped cartouche plate and further surmounted by a shell, flanked by pierced scrolling foliage carved with flowerheads, the apron centred by a shell, regilt, the peripheral carving with later supports and some replacements
80 x 60 in. (203 x 152.5 cm.) (2)

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VAT rate of 17.5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.

Lot Essay

A mirror of similar form and with engraved upper plate is illustrated in G. Morazzoni, Il mobile Veneziano del settecento, vol. II, rev. ed. 1996, pl. 295. A related pair of Venetian giltwood mirrors was sold anonymously, Sotheby's, London, 15 December 1999, lot 130.

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