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An Outstanding George III Chippendale Period Mirror
Having a central oval plate with a gadrooned oval border flanked by trailing foliage, above a smaller plate whose shape is defined by two corresponding 'C' scrolls.
Above the main plate is a further plate divided into five smaller mirrored areas by surface mounted 'C' scrolls and bell flowers. The mirror surmounted by a form of broken arch with a cartouche above.
English, Circa 1765
Reference :
A Chippendale period mirror of comparable design and quality is illustrated in Queen Anne & Georgian Looking Glasses, By F. Lewis Hinckley, Plate 167
Height: 70" 1m78
Width: 31" 78.5cm
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