Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 22nd September 2021
Lot 179
A WILLIAM AND MARY KINGWOOD AND SEAWEED MARQUETRY CUSHION FRAMED WALL MIRROR
Estimate £2,000 - £3,000 | Hammer £7500
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Description
A WILLIAM AND MARY KINGWOOD AND SEAWEED MARQUETRY CUSHION FRAMED WALL MIRROR
IN THE MANNER OF GERRIT JENSEN, LATE 17TH / EARLY 18TH CENTURY
the rectangular bevelled plate within a leaf border and panels of finely inlaid seaweed marquetry, with a conforming outer border and a moulded edge
100.6 x 78.8cm
Provenance
Acquired by the present owner from Richard Courtney Ltd, 112-114 Fulham Road, London, 26th July 1983.
A Private Collection, London.
Catalogue Note
This mirror is veneered partially in kingwood. In the late 17th / early 18th century kingwood was known as 'princeswood' and was highly prized.