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EARLY 18TH CENTURY
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A QUEEN ANNE GILTWOOD PIER MIRROR
EARLY 18TH CENTURY
The divided arched rectangular and bevelled plate within a moulded surround, with later foliate spandrels fitted with candle branch sockets, originally with a cresting and with the candle branches hung below the bottom edge, the mirror apparently original
55 ½ x 28 in. (141 x 71 cm.)
EARLY 18TH CENTURY
The divided arched rectangular and bevelled plate within a moulded surround, with later foliate spandrels fitted with candle branch sockets, originally with a cresting and with the candle branches hung below the bottom edge, the mirror apparently original
55 ½ x 28 in. (141 x 71 cm.)
Provenance
Possibly John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (d. 1722) and thence by descent at Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, until around 1947.
Acquired from J. M. Botibol, 20, 26, 28 & 30 Hanway Street, London, 6 May 1947 (`To a fine Queen Anne Looking Glass with original Vauxhall plate in a carved and gilt frame. Formerly at Blenheim Palace. £150', the receipt endorsed by R.W.Symonds)
Acquired from J. M. Botibol, 20, 26, 28 & 30 Hanway Street, London, 6 May 1947 (`To a fine Queen Anne Looking Glass with original Vauxhall plate in a carved and gilt frame. Formerly at Blenheim Palace. £150', the receipt endorsed by R.W.Symonds)
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