James Moore & John Gumley - A GEORGE I GILTWOOD PIER GLASS

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James Moore & John Gumley

A GEORGE I GILTWOOD PIER GLASS

Ronald Phillips Ltd

Date 1725

Period 1600-1750, 18th century

Origin England

Medium Carved giltwood, Gesso

Dimension 177 x 86.5 cm (69⁵/₈ x 34 inches)

A superb quality early 18th century carved giltwood and gesso pier glass attributed to James Moore and John Gumley, retaining the original gilding and original double bevelled plates, the broken scroll arched pediment centred by a finely carved plumed mask flanked by arched foliate scrolls, the shaped inner frame with richly carved strapwork and sanded borders with scrolled carving to the lower corners.

Date: 1725

Period: 1600-1750, 18th century

Origin: England

Medium: Carved giltwood, Gesso

Dimension: 177 x 86.5 cm (69⁵/₈ x 34 inches)

Provenance: Norman Adams Ltd, London.

Literature: Ralph Edwards and Margaret Jourdain, Georgian Cabinetmakers, London, 1944, p.99.
Geoffrey Wills, English Looking Glasses, London 1965, p.81, illus 42.
M. Drury, Early Eighteenth-Century Furniture at Erddig, Apollo, vol. 113, July 1978, pp. 49 - 50, figs. 5 & 7.
Herbert F.Schiffer, The Mirror book: English, American and European, 1983, illus. 138.
Oliver Garnett, Erddig, London, 1999, p.48.
‘The International Fine Art and Antiques Dealers Show’, New York, 2004, Handbook, p.81.
Illustrated: ‘The Connoisseur Magazine’, October 1951, advertisement with Norman Adams Ltd.

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