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A PAIR OF GEORGE III NEOCLASSICAL MIRRORS

england , circa 1775

An exceptional pair of George III neo-classical carved giltwood border glass  mirrors in the manner of John Linnell. Of large scale, the central oval plates with divided mirror border glass with beaded surround, the gadrooned outer frame surmounted with a two tiered urn with anthemion cresting and rams head detailing to the sides with flowerheads, chains of husks and scrolling flowering acanthus vines, the apron similarly detailed with acanthus leaf drapery and flowering vines.

Of particularly fine quality.

Stock number

AD.182
Height: 82¹/₄ in (209 cm)
Width: 33⁷/₈ in (86 cm)
An exceptional pair of George III neo-classical carved giltwood border glass  mirrors in the manner of John Linnell. Of large scale, the central oval plates with divided mirror border glass with beaded surround, the gadrooned outer frame surmounted with a two tiered urn with anthemion cresting and rams head detailing to the sides with flowerheads, chains of husks and scrolling flowering acanthus vines, the apron similarly detailed with acanthus leaf drapery and flowering vines.

Of particularly fine quality.
Illustrated:
Emily Eerdmans, Classic English Design and Antiques - The Hyde Park Antiques Collection, 2006, p. 187 (one of the pair)
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