Live Auction 14963THE COLLECTOR: English and European Furniture, Works of Art & Ceramics & Silver
A GEORGE II GILTWOOD MIRROR
Lot 634 Property from a Distinguished Private Collection

A GEORGE II GILTWOOD MIRROR

CIRCA 1755

Closed18 October 2017

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A GEORGE II GILTWOOD MIRROR
CIRCA 1755
The pierced scrolling apron centered with a fully sculpted swan
63½ in. (161.5 cm.) high, 36½ in. (92.5 cm.) wide

Anonymous Sale; Sotheby's, London, 1 May 1987, lot 61.
Acquired from Devenish, New York, in 2000.

Specialist note

Two related mirrors are known. See Anon. sale; Sotheby's, London, 28 February 1969, lot 116 and Anon. sale; Sotheby's, New York, 19 November 1988, lot 97. The carved swan at the apron of the present mirror recalls an engraving by M. Darly for Chippendale's public fundraiser at the Black Swan tavern of 1755. The fundraiser was organized by Chippendale for his workmen who lost their tools in his workshop. See Bilodeau and Fraser, Celebrating Thomas Chippendale, 250 Years of Influence, Georgia, 2005, p. 24.