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Lot 836 Dα

A Neoclassical English mirror

Auction 1184 - overview Cologne
19.11.2021, 11:00 - Decorative Arts
Estimate: 4.000 € - 6.000 €
Result: 5.000 € (incl. premium)

A Neoclassical English mirror

Carved giltwood mirror crowned by two griffons flanking an etagère with foliate garland motifs. The mirror pane replaced. Minimal breakages to the finial. H 195, W 89 cm.
George III period, around 1780.

Literature

Cf. a similar design in Pastorini, A new Book for Girandoles and Glass Frames, London, 1775, in: White (ed.), Pictorial Dictionary of British 18th Century Furniture Design, Woodbridge 1996, p. 347, Plate II.

Cf. Child, World Mirrors 1650 - 1900, London 1990, illus. 233 f.