Furniture, Clocks & Works of Art
Furniture, Clocks & Works of Art
Property of a Private Collector
A George II gilt-lead mounted carved giltwood mirror, circa 1740, in the manner of William Kent
Auction Closed
November 9, 01:23 PM GMT
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property of a Private Collector
A George II gilt-lead mounted carved giltwood mirror
circa 1740, in the manner of William Kent
of architectural form, the later rectangular plate within a sanded ground border with rosette-and-dart and reel-twist mouldings, surmounted with a pediment with egg-and-dart and dentil frieze above two eagle heads issuing from carved foliate scrolls, mounted with gilt-lead rosettes, the reverse inscribed in crayon 'FROM HARRIS' and in chalk 'E1106 / X HARRIS' with label inscribed 'Harris / 8-9', re-gilt
147cm. high, 105cm. wide, 15cm. deep; 4ft. 10in., 3ft. 5¼in., 6in.
Christie's New York, 8 April 2004, lot 297;
Christie's London, Important English Furniture, 7 June 2007, lot 17 (£29,640).