LATE 19TH CENTURY OF GEORGE III STYLE

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A PAIR OF GILTWOOD GIRANDOLES
LATE 19TH CENTURY OF GEORGE III STYLE
Each of asymmetric design and with a mirrored Arcadian framed plate with steps, balustrading and hanging rockwork, each surmounted by chinoiserie figures, restorations
49 x 25 in. (124.5 x 63.5 cm.)

Provenance

Property from the Collection of the Dowager Duchess of Bedford; sold Sotheby's, New York, 20-21 October 2003, lot 218.

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Lot Essay

These girandole mirrors of 'French style' are almost certainly derived from the designs of Thomas Johnson (1714 - 1778) including two in One Hundred & Fifty New Designs (published in 1761, see pls. 46 and 52. These designs integrating a mixture of roccoco, chinoiserie and rustic styles, became particularly fashionable in the mid-19th century roccoco revival. A comparable pair of mirrors with similar C-scrolls and balustrades were sold from The Collection of Professor Sir Albert Richardson, P.R.A; sold Christie's, London, 18-19 September 2013, lot 63 (£5,625 including premium).

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