Swedish Gustavian Giltwood Pier MIrror

ca. 1800, the pierced tablet decorated with carved scrollwork and flowerheads framing a neoclassical roundel with blue-and-white decoration, the egg-and-dart-carved cornice set with a pierced bowknot crest, the mirror with a ribbon-bound and reeded surround, the bottom with a panel matching the top.
h. 56-1/4", w. 22-3/4"

Provenance: The Collection of Adam Lippes.

In overall very good condition. The gilt surfaces exhibit rubbing, quality restorations, wear and scattered small losses to the gilt. Rubbing to the polychromed panel. The mirror plate appears to be a quality replacement. It is generally clear and crisp with subtle irregularities in the silvering, and a few thin lines that give the appearance of an old mirror.