James Moore & John Gumley - A GEORGE I GILTWOOD PIER GLASS

Date	1725
Period	1600-1750, 18th century
Origin	England
Medium	Carved giltwood, Gesso
Dimensions	177 x 86.5 cm (69⁵/₈ x 34 inches)
Gallery	Ronald Phillips Ltd

Description
Technical

A superb quality early 18th century carved giltwood and gesso pier glass attributed to James Moore and John Gumley, retaining the original gilding and original double bevelled plates, the broken scroll arched pediment centred by a finely carved plumed mask flanked by arched foliate scrolls, the shaped inner frame with richly carved strapwork and sanded borders with scrolled carving to the lower corners.

Date: 1725
Period: 1600-1750, 18th century
Origin: England
Medium: Carved giltwood, Gesso
Dimensions: 177 x 86.5 cm (69⁵/₈ x 34 inches)
Provenance: Norman Adams Ltd, London.
Literature: Ralph Edwards and Margaret Jourdain, Georgian Cabinetmakers, London, 1944, p.99.
Geoffrey Wills, English Looking Glasses, London 1965, p.81, illus 42.
M. Drury, Early Eighteenth-Century Furniture at Erddig, Apollo, vol. 113, July 1978, pp. 49 - 50, figs. 5 & 7.
Herbert F.Schiffer, The Mirror book: English, American and European, 1983, illus. 138.
Oliver Garnett, Erddig, London, 1999, p.48.
‘The International Fine Art and Antiques Dealers Show’, New York, 2004, Handbook, p.81.
Illustrated: ‘The Connoisseur Magazine’, October 1951, advertisement with Norman Adams Ltd.
Categories: Furniture