A GEORGE III GILTWOOD OVERMANTEL MIRROR

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22.07.2020 11:00UTC +01:00
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ID 375836
Lot 25 | A GEORGE III GILTWOOD OVERMANTEL MIRROR
A GEORGE III GILTWOOD OVERMANTEL MIRROR

DESIGNED BY ROBERT ADAM FOR HENRY, 2ND EARL BATHURST, 1778, APSLEY HOUSE, LONDON, THE CARVED ELEMENTS ATTRIBUTED TO SEFFERIN NELSON

Of architectural form surmounted by a stag (lacking antlers) reclining on a tablet decorated with paterae and draped swags, the inverted breakfront frieze above a central rectangular plate between further narrow plates divided by slender square pilasters, conceived with further decorative elements likely subsequently removed, minor losses and replacements, the gilding retouched

58 x 74 in. (147.5 x 188 cm.)

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