Lot 110
A pair of George III carved giltwood wall mirrors in the manner of Thomas Chippendale
11 March 2015, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond StreetSold for £80,500 inc. premium
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A pair of George III carved giltwood wall mirrors
in the manner of Thomas Chippendale
The pierced cartouche crestings surmounted by acathus foliage and each flanked by a pair of ho-ho birds, the oval plates within elaborate rocaille frames with leaf scroll, flower and C-scroll ornament headed by 'icicles', re-gilded, restorations to the carved elements, 81cm wide, 125cm high (31 1/2in wide, 49in high). (2)
The pierced cartouche crestings surmounted by acathus foliage and each flanked by a pair of ho-ho birds, the oval plates within elaborate rocaille frames with leaf scroll, flower and C-scroll ornament headed by 'icicles', re-gilded, restorations to the carved elements, 81cm wide, 125cm high (31 1/2in wide, 49in high). (2)
Footnotes
Related Literature:
A. Coleridge, Chippendale Furniture, 1968, p. 111.
R. Edwards and M. Jourdain, Georgian Cabinet-Makers c. 1700-1800, 1955p. 183, pl. 122.
C. Gilbert, The Life and Works of Thomas Chippendale, 1978, p. 133, fig. 271.
Christie's house sale catalogue, 12 July 2007, lot 20.
Thomas Chippendale The Gentleman and Cabinet-maker's Director, 3rd Edition, 1762, pls. CLXXIII, CLXXII and CLXXIV.
A pair of mirrors of closely related form but surmounted by chinoiserie busts, were supplied by Thomas Chippendale in 1759 to the 5th Earl of Dumfries for Dumfries House (see Christie's op. cit., lot 20). They were invoiced at a cost of £36. 15s and described as '2 large oval pier glasses wt. rich carv'd frames & painted white'. The third edition of Chippendale's Director published in 1762 illustrates several related designs for oval mirrors which are variants to the offered mirrors. These include pls. CLXXIV and CLXXII which similarly feature a ho-ho birds flanking the crestings.
A further comparable pair of mirrors, sold Christie's London, 26 January 2011, lot 200 and a single giltwood oval mirror surmounted by carved birds, with provenance from Richard Courtenay Ltd., sold Sotheby's London, 25 November 2005, lot 25.