Lot 329
  • 329

A Very Fine George III Parcel-Gilt and Figured Walnut Wall Looking Glass, English or Continental, circa 1740

Estimate
10,000 - 30,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • walnut
  • Height 43 1/2 in. by Width 19 1/4 in.
appears to retain its original mirror plate and finish

Provenance

Israel Sack, Inc., Boston;
sold during the 1920's to Arthur B. Kelly, Worcester, Massachusetts;
Helen Temple Cooke, Wellesley, Massachusetts;
Israel Sack, Inc., New York

Literature

First mirror illustrated in the Sack volumes. Israel Sack, Inc., American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection, vol. 1, p. 4, no. 6

Condition

Minor loss to gilding throught.
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