A GEORGE III GILTWOOD LARGE PIER MIRROR
Lot 123 THE DESMOND HEYWARD COLLECTION, FROM HASELEY COURT, OXFORDSHIRE

A GEORGE III GILTWOOD LARGE PIER MIRROR

CIRCA 1765, IN THE MANNER OF THOMAS CHIPPENDALE

Closed8 June 2021

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A GEORGE III GILTWOOD LARGE PIER MIRROR
CIRCA 1765, IN THE MANNER OF THOMAS CHIPPENDALE
With divided central bevelled-plate within mirrored borders within a rockwork, foliage and naturalistically-carved frame, the canopy cresting surmounted by a foliate spray, the apron centred by a seated pastoral figure, re-gilt, minor restorations, the lower right scroll plate replaced, two border plates cracked
112 ½ x 49 in. (285.5 x 124.5 cm.)

Acquired from Hotspur Ltd., London, 8 June 1983.

Specialist note

The design for this impressively large rococo pier mirror adorned with naturalistic floral garlands, scrolling acanthus and rockwork is clearly influenced by the work of Thomas Chipppenale published in The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director. Similar examples are illustrated in the 3rd edition of The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director in 1763 plate CLXX1a.
One of a pair of pier glasses on an equally grand scale and similar design from Hagley Park, Worcestershire are illustrated by R. Edwards in The Dictionary of English Furniture, Vol. II, London, 1924, p. 345, fig. 91.