Live Auction 21052Ombersley Court: The Collection of Lord and Lady Sandys
A GILTWOOD LARGE PIER MIRROR
Lot 94

A GILTWOOD LARGE PIER MIRROR

EARLY 18TH CENTURY AND LATER, POSSIBLY ADAPTED AND EMBELLISHED IN THE EARLY 19TH CENTURY

Closed29 November 2023

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GBP 15,000–25,000

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A GILTWOOD LARGE PIER MIRROR
EARLY 18TH CENTURY AND LATER, POSSIBLY ADAPTED AND EMBELLISHED IN THE EARLY 19TH CENTURY
The pierced cresting centred by a shell flanked by eagle's masks above a double-arched bevelled divided plate flanked by female term supports above Ionic capitals and plain framed pilasters hung with tapering husk-pendants, the base gadrooned, the cresting, figures and capitals early 18th century, the plates possibly 18th century and reused
105 in. (268 cm.) high; 46 ½ in (118 cm.) wide
Please note that 100% of the hammer proceeds from this auction will be paid to the Sandys Trust, registered charity number: 1168357, with the exception of limited deductions towards sale costs across the auction which cannot be accurately calculated at this time, capped at a total of £10,000.

Probably Mary, Marchioness of Downshire and 1st Baroness Sandys of Ombersley (1764-1836) and by descent.

Specialist note

This large and impressive mirror, was likely 'improved' for Mary, Marchioness of Downshire, possibly by the fashionable royal cabinet makers Tatham, Bailey & Saunders, as part of her extensive program of works and renovation at Ombersley after she inherited the estate in 1806. The work is in line with the deep respect she showed for the history of the house. Whilst she re-cased the exterior in the severely classical style fashionable in the early years of the 19th century, she respected the principal interiors of the original house leaving them unaltered and generally resisted the common temptation to further 'improve' them whilst adding additional spaces, such as the new dining room and redecorating lesser rooms completely in contemporary styles, such as the 'Chinese Room' on the first floor, see also lot 175.