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WR 149
A Pair of Carved Walnut Mirrors Italy circa 1859, attributed to Angelo Barbetti, the top frieze is decorated with an open winged eagle flanked by anthropomorphic scrolls, each of the bevelled mirror plates flanked by an elaborated arabesque carved individually to each mirror, each arabesque is surmounted by an elaborately carved capital with a grotesque mask at the centre, one holding game birds in its mouth the other fish, the capital bearing game birds supports the arabesque with the date 1859, 82cm wide, 122cm high £3,000 - £5,000
$4,800 - $8,000 €4,200 - €7,000
WR 150
A Pair of Shell-Work Dioramas England circa 1840, each depicting a campagna shaped urn containing an arrangement of flowers, leaves and berries, incorporating humming birds and green beetles, 51cm wide, 70cm high 150
£2,000 - £3,000
$3,200 - $4,800 €2,800 - €4,200 M A L L E T T LONDON • NEW YORK
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