A GEORGE III CARVED GILTWOOD OVERMANTEL MIRROR

CIRCA 1760

Details

A GEORGE III CARVED GILTWOOD OVERMANTEL MIRROR
CIRCA 1760
Carved overall with foliage, C-scrolls and rockwork, the central oval plate flanked by shaped rectangular plates and with further small marginal mirrors, the cresting surmounted by and hung with floral swags, the upper corners with exotic birds and with scrolled candle branches issuing from the lower corners, mirror plates replaced, regilt, repairs to peripheral carving
65 x 52 in. (165 x 132 cm.)

Provenance

Acquired from Partridge, 31 July 1963.

Literature

G. Wills, English Looking Glasses, 1965, p.114, fig.125.
H.F. Schiffer, The Mirror Book, 1983, p.126, no.294

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Lot Essay

This Rococo overmantel mirror exhibits the English interpretation of the style in its symmetry and use of an oval plate. Formerly with Frank Partridge & Sons Ltd., the mirror is illustrated in G. Wills, English Looking Glasses, 1965, p.114, fig.125, and H.F. Schiffer, The Mirror Book, 1983, p.126, no.294.

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