Furniture & Works of Art - 6th July 2010

Lot 228

A George I giltwood and gesso wall mirror

Estimate £600 - £800 | Hammer £4600

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Description

A George I giltwood and gesso wall mirror, the broken swan neck pediment with draped rosettes flanking an urn surmount above an egg and dart moulded edge and shell frieze, to a squared cornered frame decorated a leaf edge with scroll base, the rectangular plate replaced to a shaped apron central floret, part missing, 54.5 x 27.5in (138.5 x 70cm). Provenance: Heale House, Nr. Salisbury, Wiltshire.