LATE 18TH CENTURY, IN THE MANNER OF HEINRICH GAMBS

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A RUSSIAN BRASS-MOUNTED AND VERRE EGLOMISE INSET MAHOGANY MIRROR
LATE 18TH CENTURY, IN THE MANNER OF HEINRICH GAMBS
Of rectangular shape, the cresting centered by a circular panel decorated in gold with a draped female and an angel on a blue ground, framed by four roundels, flanked by fluted pilasters and shaped panelled sides, the bevelled divided plate framed by a brass moulding and fluted border, the cresting probably associated and with further finial
68 in. (172.5 cm.) x 31¾ in. (80.5 cm.)

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拍品專文

Only few pieces of Russian furniture of this period are signed, but a loose attribution to Heinrich Gambs (1765-1831) can be made, based on the recurrence of the exquisite verre églomisé plaque and brass-inlay decoration. Gambs began his career in his native Germany under David Roentgen and moved to Russia in the late 1780s where, by 1793, he became a leading figure amongst the cabinet-makers of St. Petersburg.
A closely related cheval mirror, bearing the inventory brand of the Winter Palace at St. Petersburg, was sold, Christie's, New York, 21 May 2003, lot 321.