Lot 59
GEORGE III STYLE GILTWOOD GIRONDOLE MIRROR, AFTER A DESIGN BY THOMAS CHIPPENDALE
19TH CENTURY
Auction: 20 November 2019 from 10:00 GMT
Description
the asymmetrical mirror plate in a rococo frame with three scrolling candle branches, the frame carved with rocaille, foliate scrolls, a squirrel and flower-filled urn, surmounted by a large ho-ho bird
Dimensions
180cm high, 97cm wide
Footnote
Note: This mirror relates directly to a design for a 'girondole' in Chippendale's Director, Plate CLXXVIII. Conceived in the high rococo style prevalent from the 1750s through the 1770s, and again in during the Chippendale Revival of the 19th century, the mirror with its asymmetrical plates is enclosed in a undulating frame whimsically embellished with animals and flowers. Squirrels seem to have been a popular subject as other noted 18th century makers incorporated them in mirror frames, including Thomas Johnson.