Classic Design Including Property of the Marquess of Anglesey
Classic Design Including Property of the Marquess of Anglesey
The Property of the Marquess of Anglesey from the Private Apartment at Plas Newydd
A pair of George I style walnut and parcel-gilt pier mirrors, circa 1910
Lot Closed
April 11, 01:03 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
the shaped bevelled plates with a gilt slip and moulded walnut veneered frame, the reverse of each labelled 'Breakfast Room / Mirror' in manuscript
153cm high, 61cm wide; 5ft. ¼in., 2ft.
Probably Charles Henry Paget, 6th Marquess of Anglesey (1885-1947) for Beaudesert, Staffordshire.
This attractive pair of early Georgian style pier mirrors were probably acquired by the Marquess following extensive repairs and restoration at Beaudesert following a fire in 1909. The Marquess acquired fine furniture and fittings from the very best makers, such as Lenygon & Co. in London (also see lots 22 and 32).
Phillips, Son & Neale, London, Beau Desert, An Inventory, Furniture and Miscellaneous Articles […] for removal to Plas Newydd, 2nd-5th May 1921, p.12, possibly those in the East Room, 'An upright mirror with Vauxhall Plate, 57” x 21” and 'A Similar Mirror' (Bangor University Archives and Special Collections, PN/VIII/5862);
Lofts & Warner, London, An Inventory and Valuation […] At Plas Newydd, Anglesey, 1948, p.21, in the Montrascal Bedroom, ‘A pair of upright Vauxhall plate wall mirrors in walnut and gilt frames 57” x 21” (Private Family Archive).
The measurements noted in the two inventory references above refer to the mirror plate size.