Lot Essay
A George II oval mirror, with related fretted-shell cresting, was sold anonymously, Phillips London, 5 October 1993, lot 63.
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A PAIR OF GEORGE III GILTWOOD MIRRORS
Asymmetrically carved, each with a later oval plate in a moulded ribbon and rosette border and a pierced rockwork frame, the sides with scrolled acanthus and festooned with fruit and flowers, surmounted by a pierced shell and acanthus cresting flanked by scrolling acanthus from which is hung the flowers and fruit, the apron centred by a fruit and flower-filled shell, restorations and replacements to the peripheral carving, regilt
55½ in. x 35½ in. (141 cm. x 90 cm.) (2)
Asymmetrically carved, each with a later oval plate in a moulded ribbon and rosette border and a pierced rockwork frame, the sides with scrolled acanthus and festooned with fruit and flowers, surmounted by a pierced shell and acanthus cresting flanked by scrolling acanthus from which is hung the flowers and fruit, the apron centred by a fruit and flower-filled shell, restorations and replacements to the peripheral carving, regilt
55½ in. x 35½ in. (141 cm. x 90 cm.) (2)