SECOND QUARTER 18TH CENTURY, IN THE MANNER OF BURCHARD PRECHT

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A SWEDISH GILT-LEAD AND GILTWOOD MIRROR
SECOND QUARTER 18TH CENTURY, IN THE MANNER OF BURCHARD PRECHT
The arched bevelled and divided plate within a foliate-painted bevelled mirror surround with basket-weave clasps, surmounted by an eagle flanked by fruiting urn, the arched upper plate probably replaced
49 ½ in. (126 cm.) high; 25 ¼ in. (64 cm.) wide

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Lot Essay

This elegant mirror displays characteristics associated with the oeuvre of the sculptor and cabinet-maker Burchard Precht (d. 1738), such as the finely detailed gilt-lead frame and flower-filled vases flanking the Eagle cresting. Precht arrived in Stockholm and worked at Drottinghom Palace from 1674 and the Precht name has remained closely associated with the production of mirrors of high quality in Sweden in the early 18th century. Numerous examples are attributed to either Burchard Precht or his sons Gustav (d. 1763) and Christian (d. 1779).

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