Live Auction 2545500 Years: Decorative Arts Europe Including Oriental Carpets
A NORTH ITALIAN GILTWOOD MIRROR
Lot 334 PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF CHRISTIAN B. PEPER

A NORTH ITALIAN GILTWOOD MIRROR

PROBABLY SECOND QUARTER 18TH CENTURY AND REDUCED IN SIZE

Closed19 April 2012

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USD 3,750

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A NORTH ITALIAN GILTWOOD MIRROR
PROBABLY SECOND QUARTER 18TH CENTURY AND REDUCED IN SIZE
With a female mask surrounded by dense scrolling foliage, C-scrolls, cabochons and ruffles above a rectangular mirror plate, the shaped apron with conforming decoration, the reverse with printed paper label ARNOLD WIGGINS & SONS LIMITED, N0 30-34 WOODFIELD PLACE, HARROW ROAD, LONDON W9 flanked by Royal warrants, re-gilt
46½ in. (118 cm.) high, 33½ in. (85 cm.) wide

with Arnold Wiggins & Sons, London.

Specialist note

Still active today, the Wiggins family established themselves artisans/dealers who since the early 20th century collected a stock of antique frames which they adapted and reproduced. Their clients include the Royal family as well as the National Gallery, the National Portrait Gallery and collectors worldwide.