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A pair of fine George III Giltwood Oval Pier Mirrors circa 1775
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- pine
- height 43 in.; width 27 3/4 in.
- 109.2 cm; 70.5 cm
each oval mirror within a palm-leaf-molded frame. Mirror plates replaced, re-gilt.
Condition
Overall good condition; mirror plates replaced; please note mirrors re-gilt and most probably re-gessoed. Some minor chips and losses to gilding and with some minor repairs to the extremities; each cresting with some old repaired breaks some tips to carving replaced. Losses to two leaf tips to back right corner of one mirror, small repairs to leaf tips. The other mirror with some replaced breaks to tips and with inpainting.
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE 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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
The design for this mirror is closely related to the documented manuscripts and commissions of John Linnell (1729-1796) which include several examples formed as sweeping palm branches ornamented with bulrushes framing oval mirror plates as seen in the present lot. Another cabinetmaker who used these details was Thomas Chippendale, a manuscript design for a looking glass, now in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, which has similar palm fronds framing the mirror plate (see: Christopher Gilbert, The Life and Work of Thomas Chippendale, London, 1978, vol. II, p. 77, figs. 118, 119).