A GEORGE III CARVED GILTWOOD MIRROR

An extremely fine quality and important mid 18th century Chippendale period carved giltwood mirror with the upper arched and lower rectangular replaced 18th century plates divided by a carved foliate fillet, with a pierced frame crisply carved with floral and foliate carved borders with C-scrolls and counter C-scrolls and an elaborate scrolled pagoda cresting with carved bells suspended by chains from scrolled supports, all above pierced foliate carving centred by a seated oriental figure; the shaped and pierced apron centred by a C-scrolled pendant cartouche.