Furniture, Works of Art and Clocks - 3rd April 2019
Lot 380
Five reverse glass prints
Estimate £400 - £600
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Description
Five reverse glass prints, comprising: a George III reverse glass mezzotint of Musidora, titled 'Musidora or summer evening', a mezzotint titled 'The FARM HOUSE on FIRE', signed 'L.P. Boitard Fecit', another mezzotint of a king with ermine robes kneeling at the Temple of Bacchus and an unusual reverse glass print in the form of a stained glass window, with a cartouche with mythical beast masks, with figures outside a tavern eating and drinking, with lead glazing bars and 'BRITANNIA'S TRIUMPH on the RESTORATION of PEACE', 36cm wide (max). (5)
Provenance: From the estate of the late Michael Gray.