Property from the Collection of David H. Murdock
A Pair of George III Giltwood Mirrors, circa 1765
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description
Each with pierced lattice cresting above shaped mirror plates divided by a trailing acanthus, within a palm-leaf and C-scroll frame, the apron centered by an urn and intersecting cornucopia issuing floral sprays; re-gilt
height 74 in.; width 36 in.
187.9 cm.; 91.4 cm.
The present pair of pier mirrors was likely inspired by the designs of John Linnell, whose work frequently incorporated pierced lattice/trellis ornament. The French Rococo style, emerging in England during the mid-eighteenth century, favored sinuous curves, asymmetry and exuberant ornament in contrast to the more architectonic forms of the preceding Baroque period.
Latticework appears repeatedly in Linnell's designs. A surviving drawing in the Victoria & Albert Museum, London (E.176.1929), features a closely related lattice cresting, while another design (E.170-1929), conceived in a more overtly Gothic manner, displays a trefoil-form lattice work crest above a frame composed of clustered columns.
Latticework also appears in designs by Linnell's contemporaries Matthias Lock and Thomas Chippendale, reflecting the motif's broader popularity in mid-eighteenth-century England.
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