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A George I giltwood mirror
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
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Description
- 122cm. high, 73cm. wide; 4ft., 2ft. 4¾in.
the arched cresting with eagle-mask finials flanking a scrolled plume with pounced and foliate decorated frieze above a double arched bevelled plate within a foliate edge and scrolled spandrels to the sides and a shaped shell-centered apron, regilt, the plate possibly original and re-silvered
Provenance
Acquired by the present owner from Mallett & Sons, London, 31 December 1950.
Condition
The plate later and the frame regilt as stated in the catalogue. Repaired break to the base of the blume cresting. Small old chips and wear to gilding consistent with age and use. Cresting and apron warped.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
The twinned eagle heads on the current mirror closely relates to a pier mirror commissioned by Sir Arthur Hesilrige, 7th Bt., for Noseley Hall, Leicestershire and sold on the instructions of the Hazlerigg Family, Sotheby's house sale, 29-29 September 1998, lot 51. It also has strong similarities to a mirror in the Untermyer Collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and illustrated in J. Gloag, English Furniture in the Irwin Untermyer Collection, 1958, pl. 135, fig. 164.