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.