An Irish carved giltwood and gesso wall mirror early 19th century

the later rectangular plate surmounted by a scroll-carved pediment with scrolls and trailing foliage to the sides, the foliate scroll apron centred by a mask head, with later oil overgilding onto the original water gilded finish

In country house condition. Cresting cracked and broken with some loss to carved detail, particularly on top left hand side. Trailing foliage cracked and with some losses to the left hand side. Minor chips and losses to gilding throughout consistent with age. Later backboard. For further information on this Lot, please contact the English Furniture Department on 00 44 (0) 207 293-5470.
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A mirror of similar form is illustrated in The Knight of Glin and James Peill, Irish Furniture, 2007, p. 264, pl. 238.