BY S. LINDSAY, CIRCA 1820

Details

AN IRISH REGENCY GILTWOOD CONVEX FOUR-LIGHT GIRANDOLE
BY S. LINDSAY, CIRCA 1820
The circular plate in an ebonized slip and entwined sea-serpent frame, each head issuing two scrolling branches with gadrooned nozzles, with remains of printed paper label for 'S LINDSAY /Carver and Gilder ...', one of the nozzle supports replaced
37 in. (94 cm.) high, 38 in. (97 cm.) wide

Literature

Exhibition Catalogue, An Exhibition of Irish Georgian Furniture, Dublin, Johnston Antiques, 2000, pp. 46-47, no. 16.

Exhibited

Dublin, Johnston Antiques, An Exhibition of Irish Georgian Furniture, 2000, no. 16.

Lot Essay

This girandole mirror, with entwined sea-serpents, bears the trade label of S. Lindsay, carver and gilder of 45 Lower Stafford Street, Dublin. The label is engraved with a classical scene of Hibernia holding the Irish harp, her arm resting on books to represent learning with a painting to her right representing the arts. Stafford Street was home to many furniture-makers and upholsterers from the mid-18th century through to the early 19th century.

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