Lot Details
Lot 1151
Italian Baroque Giltwood Mirror
First half 18th century, possibly Florence
The arched mirror plate within diaperwork-carved frame surmounted by a mask and flanked by scrolls, the sides and apron with masks. Height 64 inches (162.5 cm), width 44 inches (111.8 cm).
Two similar mirrors are illustrated, G. Child, World Mirrors 1650-1900, London, 1990, p. 266, figs. 561-562.
C Property from a Beekman Place Apartment
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000
Sold for $2,500 (includes buyer's premium)
Additional Notes & Condition Report
Please note that the height is 64 inches, not 62 inches as listed on the website. Overall good, unrestored condition, rubbing to gilding, cresting with worm damage to nose of mask, losses, oxidation and condensation to silvering of mirror plate, losses to carving of mask to right side at center, repaired break to apron with losses and chips to gilding
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Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact and Doyle New York shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. Please contact the specialist department to request further information or additional images that may be available.
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