Premier Auction - Session I - November 17, 2023 | Lot 551-1007
Fri, Nov 17, 2023 09:00AM EST
Live Auction
Lot 670
Rare Continental Giltwood Mirror, Made for the American Market
Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000
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 1800, surmounted by a harvest motif crest with fruited basket, scythe and rake, farmer's hat, and wheat plume, draped with floral swags, bellflower molded surround, floral blocked corners, swagged pendant, 58-1/4 x 26 in.
Provenance: A Providence, Rhode Island Family; Sotheby's, New York, January 22, 2005, sale 8054, lot 633, purchased for $30,000; Private Collection
Note: A similar pair of mirrors is conserved in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, see The M. and M. Karolik Collection of 18th Century American Arts, pp. 205-206, cat. 137.
Condition
structurally sound, some carved elements with apparent repairs, crest with later structural support, small loss to one side of pendant, minor losses and wear to gilding, other general wear from previous use
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A Providence, Rhode Island Family; Sotheby's, New York, January 22, 2005, sale 8054, lot 633, purchased for $30,000; Private Collection
