A Pair of Neoclassical Style Giltwood Pier Mirrors
A Pair of Neoclassical Style Giltwood Pier Mirrors
19th Century
Height 83 x width 24 inches.
Property from the Collection of Mary Southworth, Lake Forest, Illinois European Furniture & Decorative Arts
Mirror 1: Scattered tight splits and repaired breaks throughout commensurate with age. Scattered areas of surface loss to the giltwood throughout, exposing the underlying gesso. Generally dirty and dusty. Both capital heads are slightly loose from the frame. Linear, vertical segment of silvering to the mirror plate approximately 2 5/8 inches in length.
Mirror 2: Scattered tight splits and repaired breaks throughout commensurate with age. Scattered areas of surface loss to the giltwood throughout, exposing the underlying gesso. The foot of the urn on the crest has been broken and repaired. Generally dirty and dusty. Some silvering to the mirror plate.
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A Pair of Neoclassical Style Giltwood Pier Mirrors
19th Century
Height 83 x width 24 inches.
Property from the Collection of Mary Southworth, Lake Forest, Illinois European Furniture & Decorative Arts
Mirror 1: Scattered tight splits and repaired breaks throughout commensurate with age. Scattered areas of surface loss to the giltwood throughout, exposing the underlying gesso. Generally dirty and dusty. Both capital heads are slightly loose from the frame. Linear, vertical segment of silvering to the mirror plate approximately 2 5/8 inches in length.
Mirror 2: Scattered tight splits and repaired breaks throughout commensurate with age. Scattered areas of surface loss to the giltwood throughout, exposing the underlying gesso. The foot of the urn on the crest has been broken and repaired. Generally dirty and dusty. Some silvering to the mirror plate.
Additional images available upon request.
