A George II Giltwood Mirror in the manner of Thomas Johnson, Circa 1755
No reserve
Auction Closed
October 15, 06:30 PM GMT
Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
the rectangular frame formed by columns and tree trunks surmounted by a Chinese figure holding a leafy parasol and decorated with acanthus scrolls and shellwork; the scrollwork apron centered by a pavilion with a bell; later plate
height 70 in.; width 37 in.
178 cm; 94 cm
Mrs. E. Chadburn, Papplewick Hall, Nottinghamshire;
Sotheby's Chester, Papplewick Hall, Papplewick, 29 September 1982, lot 361;
Partridge Fine Arts, London;
Ann and Gordon Getty Collection, Wheatland, California, acquired 1983;
Christie's New York, 19 October 2023, lot 216.
Papplewick Hall is a late Georgian house built in 1787 for the Whig M.P. Frederick Montagu (1733-1800), probably by the architect William Lindley of Doncaster, who had trained under John Carr of York. Montagu died unmarried, and the estate passed to his niece Catherine Judith Fountayne, whose descendants lived in the property until 1919, when it was sold to Claude and Ethel Chadburn, who likely acquired this mirror as part of their refurbishment of the house.
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