Furniture, Works of Art and Clocks - 2nd October 2019
Lot 161
A George II style painted wood mirror in the manner of Thomas Johnson
Estimate £5,000 - £7,000
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Description
A George II style painted wood mirror in the manner of Thomas Johnson, the shaped plates within a pierced and carved frame decorated with scrolling leaves, rocaille branches, urns, figures, an owl, dogs and a wolf with its prey, 19th century and later, the back with a printed label, inscribed 'IRWIN UNTERMYER', 180 x 92cm.
Provenance:
Irwin Untermyer.
Gifted to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1964.
Christie's, New York, 14th - 15th December 2015, lot 137.
Literature: Highlights of the Untermeyer Collection of English and Continental Decorative Arts, New York, 1977, no.160, p.89.