Property from an Important Private Collection
A GEORGE III CARVED PARCEL-GILT AND PAINTED PIER MIRROR, CIRCA 1760
Auction Closed
November 12, 05:03 PM GMT
Estimate
20,000 - 40,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from an Important Private Collection
A GEORGE III CARVED PARCEL-GILT AND PAINTED PIER MIRROR, CIRCA 1760
the divided plates with a pavilion cresting and ho-ho birds perched on the shoulders, some redecoration
187cm high, 106cm wide; 6ft. 1¾in., 3ft. 5¾in.
Acquired from Ronald Phillips Ltd., 2007.
This exquisitely carved mirror is conceived in the George III ‘Rococo’ style popularised by the publication of Mathias Lock’s A New Book of Ornaments (1752), Thomas Chippendale’s The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director (1754) and Thomas Johnson’s Collection of Designs (1758).