Early 18th Century George II Period Figured Walnut & Carved Giltwood Gesso Mirror
Stock No: F824
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Country: England
Date: Circa 1730 - 1740
Medium: Walnut and Giltwood
Dimensions
Height: 143.00cm (56.3 inches)
Width: 72.50cm (28.54 inches)
Depth: 15.00cm (5.91 inches)
Main description
The top of the mirror has a pair of intricately leaf-carved giltwood swan-neck pediments each terminating in a flower rosette with trailing leaves. The centre crest with a scrolling leaf pediment and 'C' scrolled decoration is surmounted on a walnut veneered frieze which is decorated with trailing acanthus leaves flanked by a pair of elongated carved flowers above the original rectangular bevelled mirror plate.<br /> The mirror plate is bordered by a carved giltwood outline with a walnut body, again bordered by a carved giltwood moulding flanked each side by a further giltwood flower and ribbon moulding. The lower section is neatly shaped and elegant.
