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Antique English George III Giltwood Chippendale Mirror 18th Century
$3,304.80
£2,400
€2,806.74
CA$4,521.79
A$4,920.05
CHF 2,605.11
MX$59,191.59
NOK 33,079.05
SEK 30,265.02
DKK 20,970.27
About the Item
A fine and elegant George III giltwood and gesso wall mirror, in the Chippendale manor and dating from Circa 1780.
This rectangular mirror elaborately carved with rocaille, c-scrolls and acanthus oval cartouche and foliate scroll cresting
The gilding and mirror plate are both original.
Provenance:
Property from the Estate of Virginia Fortune Ryan Ogilvy,
Dowager Countess of Airlie (Former Lady in Waiting to Queen Elizabeth II).
It is certain to make a charming addition to that one special room in your home.
Condition:
In excellent original condition with original gilding, please see photos for confirmation of condition.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 78 cm x Width 80 cm x Depth 6 cm
Dimensions in inches:
Height 2 foot, 7 inches x Width 2 foot, 7 inches x Depth 2 inches
The earliest manufactured mirrors were pieces of polished stone such as obsidian, a naturally occurring volcanic glass. In classical antiquity, mirrors were made of solid metal (bronze, later silver) and were too expensive for widespread use by common people; they were also prone to corrosion. Due to the low reflectivity of polished metal, these mirrors also gave a darker image than modern ones, making them unsuitable for indoor use with the artificial lighting of the time.
The method of making mirrors out of plate glass was invented by 16th-century Venetian glassmakers on the island of Murano, who covered the back of the glass with mercury, obtaining near-perfect and undistorted reflection. For over one hundred years, Venetian mirrors installed in richly decorated frames served as luxury decorations for palaces throughout Europe, but the secret of the mercury process eventually arrived in London and Paris during the 17th century, due to industrial espionage. French workshops succeeded in large scale industrialization of the process, eventually making mirrors affordable to the masses.
Our reference: A4668
- Dimensions:Height: 30.71 in (78 cm)Width: 31.5 in (80 cm)Depth: 2.37 in (6 cm)
- Style:Chippendale (In the Style Of)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:circa 1780
- Condition:
- Seller Location:London, GB
- Reference Number:Seller: A46681stDibs: LU950646938132
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