Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 5th October 2016

Lot 154

An early George III Irish giltwood pier mirror

Estimate £8,000 - £12,000 | Hammer £8000

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Description

An early George III Irish giltwood pier mirror, the later rectangular plate flanked by cluster columns and carved 'C' scrolls with floral garlands, with a basket of flowers surmount above a later cartouche carved with a Pegasus crest flanked by a pair of ho-ho birds, 157.5 x 102cm.

Provenance: Purchased from William Mullins Ltd., Cashel, Co. Tipperary, Ireland, 2nd July 1960 for £350.