A GEORGE III CARVED AND GILDED MIRROR
English, circa 1760
Width: 96 cm 38”
Depth: 16 cm 6 ½ “
Height: 204 cm 80 ½ “
Depth: 16 cm 6 ½ “
Height: 204 cm 80 ½ “
Provenance
Hotspur Ltd
Stair & Company
Private Collection, New York
Literature
Matthias Locke ‘A new book of ornaments for looking glass Frames 1769’
A George III carved and gilded mirror the cresting carved with acanthus and fruit, above a rectangular plate within boarder plates, framed with architectural struts and similarly carved acanthus decoration.
This Rococo mirror is superbly carved and is a classic example of the period.