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

Closed4 June 2019

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GBP 15,000

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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.

Specialist note

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.