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A George I Giltwood Pier Mirror

england , circa 1725

An exceptional and particularly rare George I gilt gesso pier mirror of impressive tall proportions. The bevelled mirror plates within a frame crested by a broken swan neck pediment and central cartouche with acanthus decoration above a carved lambrequin, with eagle heads to the sides, the mirror plate immediately framed with a stylised Greek key pattern.

The carving and composition of the decorative detailing of the finest quality.

Provenance

Private Collection, UK

Stock number

AD.122
Height: 76.38 in (194 cm)
Width: 30.31 in (77 cm)
The greek key pattern around the frame is a particularly rare feature. A related mirror with similar greek-key cut gesso decoration, a cartouche flanked by a swan neck pediment and egg and dart mouldings was in the collections of Viscount Clifden at Wimpole Hall in 1931.
Related:
Furniture at Wimpole Hall, Country Life, 28 November 1931, fig. 1
 
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