Thomas Moore
Head of Department
Lot 34*,TP
A George II giltwood and gilt gesso mirror Circa 1730
29 November 2022, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond StreetSold for £10,200 inc. premium
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A George II giltwood and gilt gesso mirror
Circa 1730
The rectangular bevelled plate within a gadroon moulded slip encompassed by a foliate carved frame with projecting upper angles, flanked by tasselled cord-tied drapery, below a shallow-relief scrolled acanthus frieze centred with a scallop shell, the ovolo moulded egg-and-dart cornice surmounted by a swan neck pediment with berried foliate-issuing flowerhead terminals, flanking a central bellflower pendant within a scrolled cartouche cresting, the shaped apron carved with high and low-relief acanthus, stiff-leaves, flowerheads and stylised foliage centred by a Ceres mask wearing a feathered and pearled headdress, the apron probably originally with brass candle arm/girandole attachments, 140cm high x 71cm wide.
The rectangular bevelled plate within a gadroon moulded slip encompassed by a foliate carved frame with projecting upper angles, flanked by tasselled cord-tied drapery, below a shallow-relief scrolled acanthus frieze centred with a scallop shell, the ovolo moulded egg-and-dart cornice surmounted by a swan neck pediment with berried foliate-issuing flowerhead terminals, flanking a central bellflower pendant within a scrolled cartouche cresting, the shaped apron carved with high and low-relief acanthus, stiff-leaves, flowerheads and stylised foliage centred by a Ceres mask wearing a feathered and pearled headdress, the apron probably originally with brass candle arm/girandole attachments, 140cm high x 71cm wide.
