Property from an English Private Collection
A Dutch carved walnut armorial oval mirror, circa 1720
Lot Closed
May 18, 02:14 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Property from an English Private Collection
A Dutch carved walnut armorial oval mirror
circa 1720
the cresting carved with crowned arms of Roest d'Alkemade of Holland impaling those of Barchman-Wuytiers of Utrecht, flanked by sprays of acanthus, flowers and leaves, the beaded border carved with leaves, husks and demi-lunes; rebacked
126cm. high, 84cm. wide; 4ft. 1 5/8 in., 2ft. 9in.
Property of Gustav Leonhard, The Bartolotti House, Amsterdam;
Sotheby's, London, The Gustav Leonhard Collection, 29 April 2014, lot 564;
where acquired by the current owner.
Sotheby's, London, The Gustav Leonhard Collection, 29 April 2014, lot 564;
where acquired by the current owner.
This mirror frame was presumably made on the occasion of the marriage of Dirk Jan Roest van Alkemade with Elisabeth Aletta Maria Barchman Wuytiers (1691-1732), daughter of Jan Baptist Barchman Wuytiers (1665-1711). Elisabeth seems to have been widowed soon after her first marriage, subsequently marrying Jacques Elie de Maleprade (1693-1774).