MID-18TH CENTURY

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AN IRISH GEORGE II GILTWOOD MIRROR
MID-18TH CENTURY
The later rectangular bevelled plate in a moulded C-scroll and acanthus frame, surmounted by a pierced scrolled broken pediment with rockwork and terminating in flowerheads and centred by an eagle with outspread wings, the apron centred by a shell flanked by scrolling foliage, regilt
45½ x 29½ in. (115.5 x 75 cm.)

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Lot Essay

This pier glass is typical of Irish mirrors dating from the second quarter of the 18th century. The rather flat carving, double shell on the apron, awkward C-scrolls and jolting cresting are all characteristics and can be seen on a mirror sold anonymously, Christie's, London, 27 February 1992, lot 95.

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