Furniture, Works of Art and Clocks - 11th January 2017
Lot 116
A carved giltwood overmantel mirror in Rococo style
Estimate £3,000 - £5,000 | Hammer £5800
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Description
A carved giltwood overmantel mirror in Rococo style, the shaped plate within a leaf, scroll and rocaille decorated frame with column supports and a pair of ho-ho birds with a basket of flowers surmount, originally with a lower section, late 19th century, 174 x 168cm.
Provenance:
Formerly in the collection of the noted Surrealism collector Edward James, sold:
Christie's, The Edward James Collection, West Dean, 2nd, 3rd and 6th June 1986, lot 193.
Bonham's, Fine English & Continental Furniture & Works of Art, 12th July 2005, lot 135.
From the collection of Sir Jeremy Lever.