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61 A GEORGE III GILTWOOD MIRROR A superb quality mid 18th century Chippendale period carved giltwood rectangular border glass mirror. The large original central rectangular mirror plate surrounded by original border glass plates. The shaped cresting surmounted by a floral motif, the sides having floral pendants, C-scrolls and acanthus leafage, the shaped bottom with C-scrolls and leafage and centred by icicles. Note: The design of this mirror relates to a drawing for a pier glass published by Ince and Mayhew in 1762. English, circa 1765 Height: 67I in; 171.5 cm Width: 34I in; 87.5 cm Literature: William Ince and John Mayhew, The Universal System for Household Furniture, 1762.
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