A BLACK AND GILT-JAPANNED DRESSING-TABLE MIRROR
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A BLACK AND GILT-JAPANNED DRESSING-TABLE MIRROR

IN THE GEORGE III STYLE, 19TH CENTURY

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A BLACK AND GILT-JAPANNED DRESSING-TABLE MIRROR
IN THE GEORGE III STYLE, 19TH CENTURY
The later plate within a shaped frame painted with pagodas in landscapes and Chinoiserie decoration, the easel support lacking
21¼ x 19 in. (54 x 48.2 cm.)
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Lot Essay

Similar frames were also adopted for the display of mirror paintings (D.S. Howard, Three Centuries of Sino-British Trade in the Decorative Arts, Sotheby's Exhibition, 1997, fig.192)

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