A GEORGE II GILTWOOD OVERMANTEL MIRROR INSET WITH CHINESE EXPORT REVERSE MIRROR PAINTINGS - photo 1

A GEORGE II GILTWOOD OVERMANTEL MIRROR INSET WITH CHINESE EXPORT REVERSE MIRROR PAINTINGS

Lot 69
27.01.2022 10:00UTC -05:00
Classic
Starting price
$ 100 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUSA, New York
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ID 696361
Lot 69 | A GEORGE II GILTWOOD OVERMANTEL MIRROR INSET WITH CHINESE EXPORT REVERSE MIRROR PAINTINGS
Estimate value
$ 100 000 – 200 000
A GEORGE II GILTWOOD OVERMANTEL MIRROR INSET WITH CHINESE EXPORT REVERSE MIRROR PAINTINGS

CIRCA 1760

The shaped plates within a gilt foliate scroll frame, the outer panels decorated with scenes of landscapes, colorfully plumed birds, flora and fauna

58 in. (147.5 cm.) high, 73 in. (185.5 cm.) wide







Provenance

Newstead Abbey, Nottingham; Knight, Frank & Rutley, 10 January 1921, lot 830.





Literature

Country Life Magazine, 1 Jan., 1921; vol. XLIX, no. 1252, Suppl. p. xxiv. (Illustrated)

M. Harris and Sons, A Catalogue and Index of Old Furniture and Works of Decorative Art From Late Sixteenth Century - Early Nineteenth Century, Pt. II, London, 1938, p. 194, pl. XIII 4.

The Chinese Porcelain Company, Chinese Glass Paintings & Export Porcelain, New York, 8 October - 9 November, 1996, p. 26, no. 9.

Thierry Audric, Chinese reverse glass painting 1720-1820 – An artistic meeting between China and the West, Peter Lang, 2020, p. 138 & 140, fig. 93.





Exhibited

The Chinese Porcelain Company, Chinese Glass Paintings & Export Porcelain, New York, 8 October - 9 November, 1996.





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Please note this lot will be moved to Christie’s Fine Art Storage Services (CFASS in Red Hook, Brooklyn) at 5pm on the last day of the sale. Lots may not be collected during the day of their move to Christie’s Fine Art Storage Services. Please consult the Lot Collection Notice for collection information. This sheet is available from the Bidder Registration staff, Purchaser Payments or the Packing Desk and will be sent with your invoice.





Sale room notice

Please note additional provenance and literature has been added to the cataloguing text. This information reflects correctly online. The provenance is from the sale of Newstead Abbey, Nottingham, on 10 January 1921. The lot was illustrated in a supplemental issue of Country Life Magazine on 1 January 1921.
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