A GEORGE II GILTWOOD MIRROR
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A GEORGE II GILTWOOD MIRROR
A GEORGE II GILTWOOD MIRROR
Date circa 1740
Period 1600-1750, 18th century
Origin England
Medium Giltwood
Dimension 157 x 90 cm (61³/₄ x 35³/₈ inches)
An unusual mid 18th century carved giltwood mirror in the manner of William Kent, retaining much of the original gilding and having a replaced 18th century bevelled mirror plate within a ribbon tied flower moulded edge flanked by palm fronds and scroll trusses and topped by inverted shells at each side, with a shaped cresting with broken pediment and Prince of Wales plumes above a cartouche with leaf carved centre and acanthus clasp below; and a shaped apron with scrolling acanthus leaf and central cartouche.
Note: A mirror with similar palm frond carving and plumed cresting is illustrated in ‘The Dictionary of English Furniture’.
Note: A mirror with similar palm frond carving and plumed cresting is illustrated in ‘The Dictionary of English Furniture’.
Date: circa 1740
Period: 1600-1750, 18th century
Origin: England
Medium: Giltwood
Dimension: 157 x 90 cm (61³/₄ x 35³/₈ inches)
Literature: Percy Macquoid and Ralph Edwards, The Dictionary of English Furniture, revised edition, 1954, vol. II, p. 338, fig. 70.
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