An Irish George III oval cut-glass mirror, late 18th/early 19th century
Auction Closed
May 26, 03:18 PM GMT
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
An Irish George III oval cut-glass mirror, late 18th/early 19th century
the oval plate within a giltwood slip and faceted blue and gilt opaque glass stud border, with label to back reading 'Bobby's / School room glass / Nov 22 1882'
62.5cm. high, 41.5cm. wide; 2ft. 1⅛in., 1ft. 4⅜in.
Hamilton Osborne King, Castle Lesley, 2001, lot 782.
This jewel-like mirror is typical of Irish cut-glass mirrors of the late 18th and 19th century, some of which were hung with chandeliers (see the pair sold Sotheby's London, 18 May 2021, lot 51). For other examples of the form, see those illustrated in D. Westropp, Irish Glass, Dublin, 1920 (Rep. 1978), pl. XXVIII and The Knight of Glin and James Peill, Irish Furniture, New Haven and London, 2007, p.269, fig. 254.
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