STYLE: Private Collections
STYLE: Private Collections
Distinguished Property from Osterrieth House in Antwerp
A William III style polychrome and gilt verre eglomisé armorial marginal pier mirror, early 20th century
Lot Closed
November 13, 12:10 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Distinguished Property from Osterrieth House in Antwerp
A William III style polychrome and gilt verre eglomisé armorial marginal pier mirror
early 20th century
the crest with a shaped mirror decorated with William III's coat-of-arms, the marginal plates elaborately decorated with foliate strapwork on a black ground within moulded giltwood borders, the twin plates divided by a narrow gold-ground bevelled glass border
152cm. high, 73cm. wide; 4ft. 11¾in., 2ft. 4¾in.
The combination of the Stuart Royal coat-of-arms and the Je Main Tien Dray motto and the escutcheon of Nassau (a lion rampant armed and langued gules) was used by William III during his reign, after the death of Queen Mary II, in 1694 and until his death in 1702.