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MAGNIFICENT WILLIAM KENT PERIOD ORIGINAL PAINT WHITE MIRROR

ENGLISH CIRCA 1740

 

 

 

 

A Fine Example of an English Kentian Period Looking Glass-Mirror in Superbly Carved Wood , unusually retaining the original white decoration .

 

 

 

Note ...The Superbly and Realisticly Carved " Lions Face " to the bottom of the frame ..

 

 

 

Generally in the 18th Century, Looking Glasses were Gilded to add to otherwise dimly lit rooms . This fine example of paintwork was likely to have been an integral part of the painted panelling and moulding decorations .

 

Dimensions                  Height  63  and 1/2inches............... ...Width 35  and 1/2 inches

 

Ref....5333

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Ref No: 5333