A PAIR OF GEORGE II WHITE-PAINTED PIER MIRRORS
Lot 14

A PAIR OF GEORGE II WHITE-PAINTED PIER MIRRORS

CIRCA 1745, REDUCED IN HEIGHT

Fermé4 June 2019

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A PAIR OF GEORGE II WHITE-PAINTED PIER MIRRORS
CIRCA 1745, REDUCED IN HEIGHT
Each with foliate and dentil architectural pediment above an associated 18th century foliate and shell decorated frieze panel centred by a winged putto's mask, the replaced rectangular mirror plates within egg-and-dart moulded frames, redecorated
68 x 33 ¾ in. (172.5 x 85.5 cm.)

Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 21 November 1985, lot 44.

Note du spécialiste

Analysis of the paint has shown that these mirrors have been decorated at least six times, with the earliest scheme being of an off-white or stone colour with some parcel-gilding.