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A SWEDISH GILT-LEAD MOUNTED BLUE AND CLEAR GLASS MIRROR
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A SWEDISH GILT-LEAD MOUNTED BLUE AND CLEAR GLASS MIRROR

FIRST HALF 18TH CENTURY, ATTRIBUTED TO BURCHART OR GUSTAF PRECHT

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A SWEDISH GILT-LEAD MOUNTED BLUE AND CLEAR GLASS MIRROR
FIRST HALF 18TH CENTURY, ATTRIBUTED TO BURCHART OR GUSTAF PRECHT
The rectangular arched, divided bevelled plate with double-domed cresting, the upper plate centred by a vase flanked by scrolls, within a bevelled blue-glass surround framed by foliate borders, the central backboard replaced
62¼ in. (158 cm.) high; 33½ in. (85 cm.) wide
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This elegant mirror, with its blue glass borders, is distinctive of the work of Burchard Precht (d. 1738). The name of Precht is closely associated with the production of mirrors of high quality in Sweden in the early part of the 18th century, and numerous examples are attributed to either Burchard Precht (d.1738) or his sons Gustav (d. 1763) and Christian (d. 1779). Originally from Bremen, Burchard Precht arrived in Stockholm in 1674 to work at Drottingholm Palace and was named carver to the court in 1682. In 1687-88 he travelled to Rome and Paris with the court architect Nicodemus Tessin.

One noted aspect of Precht's oeuvre is the use of finely detailed gilt-lead mounts, such as those on this mirror. A related mirror incorporating cherubs with trumpets is illustrated in G. Upmark, Möbler, Stockholm, 1912, vol. I, fig. 26. Another related mirror is illustrated in S. Wallin, Nordiska Museets Möbler fran Svenska Herremanshem, Stockholm, 1931, vol. I, figs. 335 and 337.