Lot 256
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A GEORGE III GILTWOOD MIRROR
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A GEORGE III GILTWOOD MIRROR

CIRCA 1760

Details
A GEORGE III GILTWOOD MIRROR
CIRCA 1760
With later central plate within a border of mirror plates and foliate scrolled rocaille, surmounted by a cartouche panel painted with the coat-of-arms of the Altham family, the apron with conforming C-scrolls and central ruffled scrolls, the coat-of-arms probably associated
73 ½ in. (187 cm.) high, 40 ½ in. (103 cm.) wide
Provenance
Acquired from Stuart and Turner, London, 1948.
Literature
D. Fennimore et al., The David and Peggy Rockefeller Collection: Decorative Arts, New York, 1992, vol. IV, p. 312, no. 330.
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Lot Essay

The coat-of-arms are probably those of Sir William Altham (1736-1818), Mayor of Thetford and son of Peyton Altham (1695-1741) of Mark Hall, Essex who married Mary Beard, daughter of the Governor of Bengal. Sir William Altham was unmarried and died without issue.
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