THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

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A PAIR OF GILTWOOD PIER GLASSES
THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
Each with later rectangular plate with shaped upper half, in a Gothic column and rockwork C-scroll moulded frame, framed by serpentine foliate sprays issuing palms, surmounted by a pierced cresting of foliate sprays and a fluted platform surmounted by a palm, the apron with pierced scrolling foliage, regilt
98 x 34½ in. (249 x 87.5 cm.) (2)

Provenance

By repute acquired from a House Sale in Scotland.

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Lot Essay

The frame pattern reflects the picturesque Roman fashion introduced in the 1770s for the reuse of early eighteenth century mirror plates. The acanthus-wrapped pilasters crowned by a palm-supported sacred urn relates to the designs of the Berkeley Square firm of John Linnell (H. Hayward, 'The Drawings of John Linnell in the Victoria & Albert Museum', Furniture History, 1969, pp.1-116).

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