Description & Technical information

A pair of mid 18th century Chippendale period carved giltwood pier mirrors, each having divided upright rectangular 18th century replaced mirror plates with foliate carved division filet within a moulded frame with stylised column sides and pierced C-scrolls with acanthus leaf carving and cornucopia to each side issuing floral sprays, having a shaped pierced apron with central open cartouche hung with floral swags and flanked by pendant acanthus finials, the shaped top carved with scrolling acanthus and crested by a pierced acanthus plume.

Date:  1765
Period:  1750-1850, 18th century
Origin:  England
Medium: Giltwood
Dimensions: 229 x 97 cm (90¹/₈ x 38¹/₄ inches)
Provenance: French & Company, New York.
Categories: Furniture