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A GERMAN AMBER AND GILT-FOIL MIRROR

Lot 27
02.07.2024 17:00UTC +00:00
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£ 126 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 1250866
Lot 27 | A GERMAN AMBER AND GILT-FOIL MIRROR
Estimate value
£ 250 000 – 400 000
A GERMAN AMBER AND GILT-FOIL MIRROR
ATTRIBUTED TO JOHANN KÖSTER, KÖNIGSBERG, LATE 17TH CENTURY
The moulded cushion frame with panels of gilt foil-backed clear amber, the foil decorated with laurel leaves, divided by strips of white amber carved with ribbon-tied foliage, flanked by foliate bundles and headed by floral bouquet, the sides each centred by a scrolled cartouche with oval foil-backed vignette, decorated with a tower beside the sea, one with a ship, headed by cartouche-shaped cresting carved with twin eagles above dolphins and carved overall with foliage in milky amber, flanked on either side by a cabochon, centred by a cartouche shaped cresting with acanthus scrolls and eagles, flanking an oval cartouche with amphora and oars amidst acanthus scrolls, the scrolled base with putto head amidst acanthus; reusing an old mercury-silvered plate, restorations
39 ¾ x 27 in. (101 x 68.5 cm.)




Provenance

Either acquired by John Derby Allcroft (d.1893) for Lancaster Gate or by his son, Herbert J. Allcroft (d.1911) for Stokesay Court, Shropshire and thence by descent to Lady Magnus Allcroft.
Or bequeathed by Hugh Pigot (d.1907) of 10 Chesterfield Street, London, to
Lady Magnus Allcroft, Stokesay Court, Shropshire; sold by order of her executors; Christie’s, London, 19 May 1993, lot 188; where acquired by the present owner.

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