Treasures
Treasures
Property of a descendant of George Herbert, 4th Earl of Powis
Auction Closed
July 5, 02:27 PM GMT
Estimate
150,000 - 250,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property of a descendant of George Herbert, 4th Earl of Powis
A pair of George I gilt-gesso and giltwood pier mirrors
circa 1715-25, attributed to John Belchier
each with arched rectangular later mirror plate within a foliate and ribbon border with a lattice ground and egg-and-dart outer border and headed by an acanthus clasp, the whole surmounted by a scrolling acanthus cresting flanked by two wyvern, the cresting decorated with lozenges, scrolling tendrils and acanthus on a punched ground, the sides with bell-flowers garlands and scrolled acanthus to lower corners centred by a shaped acanthus cresting
228cm. high, 73.5cm. wide; 7ft. 5¾in., 2ft. 5in.