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A PAIR OF GUSTAV IV SWEDISH NEOCLASSICAL CARVED, WHITE-PAINTED AND PARCEL GILT MIRRORS EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
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Description
- beechwood, paint, gilt, mirror glass
- height 23 1/2 in.; width 29 1/2 in.
- 60 cm; 75 cm
Provenance
Rehns Antikhandel, Stockholm
Condition
In good condition and ready to place, decoration refreshed, slight rubbing and abrading to gilding, the painted decoration with some craquelure and light surface dirt commensurate with age.
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
For two comparable horizontally-orientated mirrors with candle arms by Johan Martin Berg and for a pair by Eric Wahlberg and Lago Lundén, see Torsten Sylvén and Elsebeth Welander-Berggen, Speglar: Spegelmakare & Fabrikörer i Sverige 1650-1850, p. 89. and 230, respectively.