Property of a Gentleman
A Queen Anne green and gilt japanned pier mirror, early 18th century
Lot Closed
May 17, 01:43 PM GMT
Estimate
1,500 - 2,500 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property of a Gentleman
A Queen Anne green and gilt japanned pier mirror, early 18th century
the pierced cresting and cushion frame with gilt-heightened Chinoiserie decoration on a green ground, the divided mirror plate with bevelled edge
152.5cm. high; 57cm. wide; 5ft., 1ft. 10½in.
With Norman Adams, October 1972;
Private Collection, England;
sold Christie's London, 50 Years of Collecting: The Decorative Arts of Georgian England, 14 May 2003, lot 136 (£19,120);
sold Sotheby's London, Town & Country: A Private Collection, 14 December 2021, lot 40 (£5,292).
Private Collection, England;
sold Christie's London, 50 Years of Collecting: The Decorative Arts of Georgian England, 14 May 2003, lot 136 (£19,120);
sold Sotheby's London, Town & Country: A Private Collection, 14 December 2021, lot 40 (£5,292).
C. Claxton Stevens and S Whittington, 18th Century English Furniture, The Norman Adams Collection, Woodbridge, 1985, p. 142
See a pair of similar pier-glasses, for comparison, formerly in the important collection of Percival Griffiths, see R. W. Symonds, English Furniture from Charles II to George II, London, 1929, p. 284, fig. 227.
You May Also Like
