A GERMAN SILVER-MOUNTED ENAMEL DRESSING MIRROR

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$ 30 000
Auction date Classic
27.01.2021 10:00 UTC +00:00
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United Kingdom, London
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ID 479198
Lot 272 | A GERMAN SILVER-MOUNTED ENAMEL DRESSING MIRROR
A GERMAN SILVER-MOUNTED ENAMEL DRESSING MIRROR
CIRCA 1740, ATTRIBUTED TO THE  FROMERY WORKSHOPS, BERLIN
Of shaped rectangular form, the eleven enamel panels with raised gilt mythological, pastoral and Chinoiserie figures alternate with town scenes, all between borders of flowering vine and pendant swags, the silver mounts chased with scrolls and strapwork, surmounted by a silver mask to the top, apparently unmarked
22 ½ in. (57.2 cm.) high






Literature

G. Child, World Mirrors, London, 1990, p. 234, cat. 494.





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