CIRCA 1790

Details

A GEORGE III GILTWOOD AND COMPOSITION GIRANDOLE MIRROR
CIRCA 1790
The bevelled rectangular plate within a beaded and gadrooned surround with border plates, surmounted by a asymmetric urn issuing floral garlands, the apron similarly hung with scrolled candle branches with ormolu foliate nozzles, some border plates replaced, the nozzles apparently original
75 x 45 in. (190 x 114 cm.)

Provenance

Probably acquired in the mid 20th century and thence by descent in a private collection

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Lot Essay

The enrichments of the pier-glass reflect the George III 'antique' fashion promoted by Robert and James Adam's Works in Architecture, 1773, and derive from various patterns for 'Square Glasses' and for Girandoles illustrated in Messrs. A. Hepplewhite & Co.'s The Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer's Guide, 1788, pls. 114, 116 and 117. Hepplewhite noted `...square glasses .... the shape most in fashion at this time, they should be made to nearly fill the pier'.

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