THIRD QUARTER 18TH CENTURY

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A GEORGE III GILTWOOD MIRROR
THIRD QUARTER 18TH CENTURY
The rectangular later central plate flanked by Gothic columns and surrounded by shaped plates, in a pierced rockwork and scrolling foliage frame, surmounted by an arched cresting with a rose, the apron centred by confronting C-scrolls, regessoed and regilt, repaired breaks to cresting, the upper plate replaced, replacements to carved elements
84 x 46 in. (213.5 x 117 cm.)

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Lot Essay

The flowered pier-glass, with mirrored borders of rustic pilasters wreathed by Roman foliage and dripping water, is designed in the French 'picturesque' style popularised by Thomas Chippendale's Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director, 1754; and relates in particular to ornament in his patterns for 'Pier Glass Frames', (pls. 141 and 142). Their mirrored plates and 'head-glasses' were generally reused from early 18th century pier-glasses.

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