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A George I carved giltwood and gesso overmantel mirror, circa 1720
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Property from Glemham Hall, Suffolk
A George I carved giltwood and gesso overmantel mirror, circa 1720
in the manner of John Belchier, with a single bevelled plate within a sand-ground and gadrooned border with foliate carving to the corners, the reverse inscribed 'up to edg'
65cm. high, 172cm. wide; 2ft. 1½in., 5ft. 7¾in.
This lot will be on view in our New Bond Street galleries on 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 15th, 16th and 17th January 2024.
Provenance
Dudley North (1684–1730);
Thence by descent:
Until sold with Glemham Hall in 1923 to Captain John Murray Cobbold (1897–1944) and his wife Lady Blanche (1897-1988);
Thence by descent.
Catalogue note
This superb mirror, with its finely worked frame and rare, single, plate (as opposed to the more usual three plates) make it a high status object, it would have been costly and so for an important room. It relates to a group of giltwood furniture commissioned by the North family family for Glemham Hall. This group of seat furniture appeared on the London market in 1924 when the house was sold by a descendant of Dudley North, who almost certainly commissioned the piece. This suite of important furniture is now in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (accession number W.33-1970) and shares a number of decorative details with the present mirror.
From 1712 to 1722 there were alterations at Glemham for Dudley North, so it is possible the mirror was acquired at that point along with other giltwood furniture.
The finely carved frame suggests it comes from a workshop of some standing. There are a number of details; the gardooned edge, the 'sanded' border and scrolled ears which relate to mirrors attributed to John Belchier (active 1717, died 1753), see that in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession number 46.116) and those made for Erddig House, Wales, by Belchier between 1722 and 1726.
Please note that Condition 12 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers (Online Only) is not applicable to this lot.
Please note that Condition 12 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers (Online Only) is not applicable to this lot.
Veuillez noter que l'Article 12 des Conditions Générales de Vente applicables aux Vendeurs (Ventes Effectuées Exclusivement en Ligne) n'est pas applicable pour ce lot.
A George I carved giltwood and gesso overmantel mirror, circa 1720
in the manner of John Belchier, with a single bevelled plate within a sand-ground and gadrooned border with foliate carving to the corners, the reverse inscribed 'up to edg'
65cm. high, 172cm. wide; 2ft. 1½in., 5ft. 7¾in.
This lot will be on view in our New Bond Street galleries on 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 15th, 16th and 17th January 2024.
Provenance
Dudley North (1684–1730);
Thence by descent:
Until sold with Glemham Hall in 1923 to Captain John Murray Cobbold (1897–1944) and his wife Lady Blanche (1897-1988);
Thence by descent.
Catalogue note
This superb mirror, with its finely worked frame and rare, single, plate (as opposed to the more usual three plates) make it a high status object, it would have been costly and so for an important room. It relates to a group of giltwood furniture commissioned by the North family family for Glemham Hall. This group of seat furniture appeared on the London market in 1924 when the house was sold by a descendant of Dudley North, who almost certainly commissioned the piece. This suite of important furniture is now in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (accession number W.33-1970) and shares a number of decorative details with the present mirror.
From 1712 to 1722 there were alterations at Glemham for Dudley North, so it is possible the mirror was acquired at that point along with other giltwood furniture.
The finely carved frame suggests it comes from a workshop of some standing. There are a number of details; the gardooned edge, the 'sanded' border and scrolled ears which relate to mirrors attributed to John Belchier (active 1717, died 1753), see that in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession number 46.116) and those made for Erddig House, Wales, by Belchier between 1722 and 1726.
Please note that Condition 12 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers (Online Only) is not applicable to this lot.
Please note that Condition 12 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers (Online Only) is not applicable to this lot.
Veuillez noter que l'Article 12 des Conditions Générales de Vente applicables aux Vendeurs (Ventes Effectuées Exclusivement en Ligne) n'est pas applicable pour ce lot.
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Property from Glemham Hall, Suffolk
A George I carved giltwood and gesso overmantel mirror, circa 1720
in the manner of John Belchier, with a single bevelled plate within a sand-ground and gadrooned border with foliate carving to the corners, the reverse inscribed 'up to edg'
65cm. high, 172cm. wide; 2ft. 1½in., 5ft. 7¾in.
This lot will be on view in our New Bond Street galleries on 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 15th, 16th and 17th January 2024.
Provenance
Dudley North (1684–1730);
Thence by descent:
Until sold with Glemham Hall in 1923 to Captain John Murray Cobbold (1897–1944) and his wife Lady Blanche (1897-1988);
Thence by descent.
Catalogue note
This superb mirror, with its finely worked frame and rare, single, plate (as opposed to the more usual three plates) make it a high status object, it would have been costly and so for an important room. It relates to a group of giltwood furniture commissioned by the North family family for Glemham Hall. This group of seat furniture appeared on the London market in 1924 when the house was sold by a descendant of Dudley North, who almost certainly commissioned the piece. This suite of important furniture is now in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (accession number W.33-1970) and shares a number of decorative details with the present mirror.
From 1712 to 1722 there were alterations at Glemham for Dudley North, so it is possible the mirror was acquired at that point along with other giltwood furniture.
The finely carved frame suggests it comes from a workshop of some standing. There are a number of details; the gardooned edge, the 'sanded' border and scrolled ears which relate to mirrors attributed to John Belchier (active 1717, died 1753), see that in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession number 46.116) and those made for Erddig House, Wales, by Belchier between 1722 and 1726.
Please note that Condition 12 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers (Online Only) is not applicable to this lot.
Please note that Condition 12 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers (Online Only) is not applicable to this lot.
Veuillez noter que l'Article 12 des Conditions Générales de Vente applicables aux Vendeurs (Ventes Effectuées Exclusivement en Ligne) n'est pas applicable pour ce lot.
A George I carved giltwood and gesso overmantel mirror, circa 1720
in the manner of John Belchier, with a single bevelled plate within a sand-ground and gadrooned border with foliate carving to the corners, the reverse inscribed 'up to edg'
65cm. high, 172cm. wide; 2ft. 1½in., 5ft. 7¾in.
This lot will be on view in our New Bond Street galleries on 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 15th, 16th and 17th January 2024.
Provenance
Dudley North (1684–1730);
Thence by descent:
Until sold with Glemham Hall in 1923 to Captain John Murray Cobbold (1897–1944) and his wife Lady Blanche (1897-1988);
Thence by descent.
Catalogue note
This superb mirror, with its finely worked frame and rare, single, plate (as opposed to the more usual three plates) make it a high status object, it would have been costly and so for an important room. It relates to a group of giltwood furniture commissioned by the North family family for Glemham Hall. This group of seat furniture appeared on the London market in 1924 when the house was sold by a descendant of Dudley North, who almost certainly commissioned the piece. This suite of important furniture is now in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (accession number W.33-1970) and shares a number of decorative details with the present mirror.
From 1712 to 1722 there were alterations at Glemham for Dudley North, so it is possible the mirror was acquired at that point along with other giltwood furniture.
The finely carved frame suggests it comes from a workshop of some standing. There are a number of details; the gardooned edge, the 'sanded' border and scrolled ears which relate to mirrors attributed to John Belchier (active 1717, died 1753), see that in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession number 46.116) and those made for Erddig House, Wales, by Belchier between 1722 and 1726.
Please note that Condition 12 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers (Online Only) is not applicable to this lot.
Please note that Condition 12 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers (Online Only) is not applicable to this lot.
Veuillez noter que l'Article 12 des Conditions Générales de Vente applicables aux Vendeurs (Ventes Effectuées Exclusivement en Ligne) n'est pas applicable pour ce lot.
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