ID 375836
Lot 25 | A GEORGE III GILTWOOD OVERMANTEL MIRROR
Estimate value
£ 10 000 – 15 000
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.)
| Medium: | Gilding |
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| Historical era: | Georgian period |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe |
| Auction house category: | Mirrors |
| Medium: | Gilding |
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| Historical era: | Georgian period |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe |
| Auction house category: | Mirrors |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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