Sale 2504
New York
|
15 April 2011
Price realised
USD 5,000
Estimate
A GEORGE II GILTWOOD OVERMANTEL MIRROR CIRCA 1750, THE LOWER SECTION OF THE FRAME REPLACED The rectangular plate below a shaped upper plate within a foliate ribbon-tied floral frame, re-gilt 35½ x 58 in. (90 x 147.5 cm.)
Provenance
Acquired from Mallett at Bourdon House, London.
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