CIRCA 1755

Details

A PAIR OF GEORGE II GILTWOOD MIRRORS
CIRCA 1755
Each with a cartouche-shaped branch-carved frame, with inventory label inscribed DR.81.1007
29 in. (74 cm.) high, 18 in. (46 cm.) wide

Provenance

Acquired from Mallett & Sons, London, June 1953.

Literature

D. Fennimore et al., The David and Peggy Rockefeller Collection: Decorative Arts, New York, 1992, vol. IV, p. 311, no. 328.

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Lot Essay

Designs for similar mirror frames carved with ribbon-tied branches and flowerheads were published by many leading furniture makers of the 18th century. A related pair of mirrors from the collection of Patricia Kluge sold Sotheby’s, New York, 8-9 June 2010, lot 486 ($72,100 including premium).

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