British or American, circa 1760-1780, original mirror plate and backboards, carved and scrolled frame with fine and old surface, gilded inner borders, pierced crest carved with phoenix, back panels with old paper labels (see photos) 40-1/4 x 21-1/2 x 1-1/8 in.
Provenance: Israel Sack, New York, NY, February 1991 (accompanied by copy of receipt for $14,500); Estate of Richard and Shirley Roberts, Virginia Beach, Virginia
Literature: Israel Sack, Inc., Opportunities in American Antiques, Brochure 47, p. 14; Deanne Levison, "Living with Antiques: A Collection on the Chesapeake Bay", The Magazine Antiques (December 2001), p. 811, pl. XIII.
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Israel Sack, New York, NY, February 1991 (accompanied by copy of receipt for $14,500); Estate of Richard and Shirley Roberts, Virginia Beach, Virginia
original mirror plate with typical distress mostly towards bottom, upper right ear section restored, typical repairs to cracks in scrolled frame and crest with later supports bars behind crest, checking to veneer throughout
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