A PAIR OF MONUMENTAL CARVED GILTWOOD PIER MIRRORS LATE 18TH OR 19TH CENTURY 255cm high, 150cm wide The combination of Chinese Ho-ho birds and the Rocco scrolls and rocaille seen in these mirrors is a style popularised by Thomas Chippendale in his The Gentleman and Cabinet-maker's Director (1754-1762). This 'Chinese Chippendale' style was adopted by many other top London makers of the mid 18th century including Ince & Mayhew, Thomas Johnson and Matthias Lock. For a design for a 'Pier Glass Frame' by Chippendale incorporating these two design sources see, The Gentleman and Cabinet-Makers Director, The Third Edition (1762), Reprint by John Tiranti Ltd, 1939, plate CLXIX. Designs for related 'Pier Glasses' by Ince & Mayhew see The Universal System of Household Furniture, 1759, Reprint by Alec Tiranti, 1960, plate LXXX & LXXXII. For a pair of carved giltwood mirrors of of related form but slightly smaller scale, see Christie's, New York, 500 Years: Decorative Art Europe, 15th April 2011, Lot 497 (£242,500).For examples of similar mid-18th century mirrors incorporating multiple plates and elaborately carved frames, see page 112 and 115.Provenance:Barnwell Manor, Northamptonshire Windsor House Antiques

Please note, we believe these mirrors to be 19th Century in date, and not as originally printed in the catalogue.