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A PAIR OF GEORGE II GILTWOOD MIRRORS WITH BRACKETS
Height: 49 ½ in; 125.5 cm Width: 29 in; 73.5 cm Depth: 10 ¼ in; 26 cm
description
The frames retain virtually all the original gilding and their mercury silvered mirror plates. The shell crestings are a restoration.
The title page, drawn by William Kent, of Some Designs of Mr. Inigo Jones and Mr. William Kent, published by John Vardy, relates in some aspects to the design of these mirrors.
This type of mirror with bracket is extremely rare. A similar example was photographed by A. E. Henson on 28 November 1934 for Country Life magazine at Browsholme Hall, Lancashire, England. The Browsholme mirror is now in a private collection in London, England.
The title page, drawn by William Kent, of Some Designs of Mr. Inigo Jones and Mr. William Kent, published by John Vardy, relates in some aspects to the design of these mirrors.
This type of mirror with bracket is extremely rare. A similar example was photographed by A. E. Henson on 28 November 1934 for Country Life magazine at Browsholme Hall, Lancashire, England. The Browsholme mirror is now in a private collection in London, England.
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