Lot 85

Fine Jasperware Inset Over Mantel Mirror

Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
circa 1810, drapery and lattice carved top centering a blue and white jasperware plaque with three classical maidens, central mirror plate flanked by eglomise plates with vine and leaf decoration in gilt on white ground, flanked by reeded and leaf wrapped columns, 29 x 58 in.; Provenance: John Walton Antiques, New York, purchased November, 1968 for $2,400 (accompanied by original receipt); The Estate of William N. Banks, Jr., Newnan, Georgia

Condition

largely intact with scattered surface wear and losses to gilding, typical scattered cracks to ornaments, some gilding separations at joints, eglomise plates with some spotting, glazed plate with scratches and distress to silvering (plates appear to be original, backboards replaced and one missing), jasperware plaque with surface dirt but appears to be intact, gilt balls at cornice reset