SB-644 · Furniture

George III giltwood mirror

c. 1765 · English

$118,000

One of one. Price is firm unless Sally says otherwise in person.

An oval mirror in a frame of C-scrolls and leaves. It is English carving of the 1760s, not a later copy of one. Sally bought it from a dealer in Chicago who had it on consignment from a house on the lake.

Materials

Carved giltwood, later mercury-style glass

Size

62 in high · 34 in wide

Condition

The carving is original. The glass is a later plate, disclosed on the tag. Gilding is worn on the high points, which we left.