Lot Essay
A virtually identical mirror was sold Sotheby's Parke Bernett, London, 18 May 1984, lot 69.
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CIRCA 1690
Details
A FLEMISH GILTWOOD MIRROR
CIRCA 1690
Elaborately-carved overall, the later rectangular bevelled plate within a ribbon-tied stiff leaf carved border and a pierced surround carved with fruiting foliage, vine and flowerheads, surmounted by a figure of Cupid amidst foliage and a sunflower spray, the apron centred by a crab and rockwork
60½ x 37½ in. (154 x 95 cm.)
CIRCA 1690
Elaborately-carved overall, the later rectangular bevelled plate within a ribbon-tied stiff leaf carved border and a pierced surround carved with fruiting foliage, vine and flowerheads, surmounted by a figure of Cupid amidst foliage and a sunflower spray, the apron centred by a crab and rockwork
60½ x 37½ in. (154 x 95 cm.)
Literature
G. Child, World Mirrors 1650-1900, p.221, fig.455.
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