CIRCA 1760-70

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AN IRISH GEORGE III GILTWOOD MIRROR
CIRCA 1760-70
With pierced scroll cresting surmounted by two pairs of squirrels, the later plate surrounded by leafy branches, above rockwork, scrolls and a central mask, the central squirrels associated
55 ½ in. (140.5 cm.) high, 34 in. (86.5 cm.) wide

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Lot Essay

The perched squirrels on the corners of the cresting are a distinctive feature of Irish mirrors. A closely related example possibly from Clanwilliam House, Dublin and by descent now in a private collection is illustrated in Knight of Glin and J.Peill, Irish Furniture, New Haven, 2007, p. 264, fig. 238. Others of virtually the same design include: one sold, The Property of a Lady, Christie's, New York, 22 April 1995, lot 365; another sold Christie's, New York, 8 April 2004, lot 248; and a pair from the Estate of Lillian S. Whitmarsh, sold Parke-Bernet Galleries, 7-8 April 1961, lots 353-354 and subsequently, James Donahue, sold Parke-Bernet, 2-4 November 1967, lot 582.

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