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MID-18TH CENTURY
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AN ITALIAN PARCEL-GILT, GREY-PAINTED REVERSE-ETCHED MIRROR
MID-18TH CENTURY
The arched pierced cresting centred by a grotesque mask, above a replaced central rectangular bevelled plate with military trophy-etched marginal plates, the sides of the frame carved with scrolling foliage, the base partially reconstructed, the female mask centred pendant probably added in the 19th Century; the marginal plates possibly earlier and reused, redecorated
75 in. (191 cm.) high; 49 in. (124.5 cm.) wide
MID-18TH CENTURY
The arched pierced cresting centred by a grotesque mask, above a replaced central rectangular bevelled plate with military trophy-etched marginal plates, the sides of the frame carved with scrolling foliage, the base partially reconstructed, the female mask centred pendant probably added in the 19th Century; the marginal plates possibly earlier and reused, redecorated
75 in. (191 cm.) high; 49 in. (124.5 cm.) wide
Provenance
Anonymous Sale; Sotheby's, London, 10 December 1993, lot 168, where probably acquired.
Sale Room Notice
Please note that this lot should be marked with a square in the printed catalogue and as such the lot will be removed to our warehouse after the sale.
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