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A Fine George III Giltwood Pier Mirror in the manner of John Linnell Circa 1765
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
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Description
- giltwood
- height 6 ft.; width 32 in.
- 182.9 cm; 81.3 cm
Condition
Re-gilt; minor wear to gilding; appearing to retain the original beveled mirror plate, which has some minor pitting in places and some very small losses to the silvering; some old repaired breaks to extremities of carving concealed by later gilding.
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 of this pier glass includes a number of elements which relate to the surviving manuscript drawings of the carver and designer John Linnell (1729-1796). These include pronounced swelling of the frame at each side of the apron, foliate and flower sprays tying the outer frame to the inner frame and the large pronounced conjoined C and S-scrolls to the frame. The present lot is very similar to a design for a pier glass and table circa 1765 and to the mirror based on this design now at Hopetoun House, Midlothian, Scotland (illustrated. H. Hayward and P. Kirkham, William and John Linnell, New York, 1980, pp. 108-109, figs. 209-212). A similar mirror sold in these rooms, October 21, 2005, lot 13 ($126,000).
The use of the recumbant sheep to the bottom apron is strikingly similar to a suite of rococo giltwood furniture from St. Giles's House, Dorest, including a giltwood frame, illustrated on the cover of the Christie's, London catalogue of Highly Important English Furniture and Sculpture from St. Giles's House, Dorset, June 26, 1980; also from that sale a pier table, lot 71. Another mirror from St. Giles's House is illustrated in Anthonly Coleridge, Chippendale Furniture, London, 1968, fig. 317.
The use of the recumbant sheep to the bottom apron is strikingly similar to a suite of rococo giltwood furniture from St. Giles's House, Dorest, including a giltwood frame, illustrated on the cover of the Christie's, London catalogue of Highly Important English Furniture and Sculpture from St. Giles's House, Dorset, June 26, 1980; also from that sale a pier table, lot 71. Another mirror from St. Giles's House is illustrated in Anthonly Coleridge, Chippendale Furniture, London, 1968, fig. 317.