In the mood for the by gone era Rococo carved mirrors ...
Magnificent George III carved giltwood oval mirrors in the manner of Thomas Johnson (1714 - 1778), each illustrating Aesop's fable, "The fox and the stork"; each oval crested frame reticulated with scrolling foliage, C-scrolls ...A leading London carver and gilder, Johnson was among the foremost exponents of the Rococo and the author of several highly influential collections of designs published in the 1750's and 1760's. His work is principally characterized by the use of naturalistic and pastoral ornament, particularly trees, which commonly form the principal of his designs. Provenance: Lord Deveen, Deveen Brothers; The Marsden S. Perry Collection, dispersed 1936; Douglas Dillion; Devenish & Co.
in the mood for Chippendale ...
A superb George III giltwood mirror in the Chippendale taste, decorated with a leaf capped pagoda crest above C-scrolls, naturalistic scrolling branches to the sides with very finely detailed ho-ho birds, the base centering a swan with...
The use of a carved seated swan with outstretched winds is rare, and was only used as a crest by the Barttelot, Benvill, Blanchford, Brodhurst and Sellar families.
a white painted Rococo mirror ...
A George II white-painted border glass mirror in the Rococo taste with a finely carved foliate frame featuring a wreath and bowknot. Original paint refreshed. Provenance: Earnshill, Somerset, a 'Palladian Villa' completed in 1731...
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