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PAIR OF BILBAO LOOKING GLASSES

Offered by: Levy Galleries

Description
Probably Spain, Circa 1780.

Primary Materials: Marble, Tin, Gilt Red Pine
Secondary Wood: Red Pine

Reference: The name “bilbao” (sometimes referred to as bilboa) is taken from the port in northwestern Spain, near the French border, which was frequented by American merchant ships in the eighteenth century.

Please see Herbert Schiffer The Mirror Book, page 479, number 481, and Helen Comstock The Looking Glass in America 1700-1825, page 80, number 52, for a very similar example at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Please also see American Antiques from the Israel Sack Collection, Vol. IV, P3716, for a similar one with a painted oval panel.

Provenance: Charles Woolsey Lyon, sold October 1922.

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For over 100 years and spanning four generations, the Levy family has been involved in the field of top-quality Americana, working with some of the most prestigious private and public collections worldwide. We invite you to explore our varied collections of Americana, including American furniture, silver, ceramics, needlework, and paintings, at our New York City loft space in Chelsea. For inquiries, please contact us at 212.628.7088 or email frank@levygalleries.com.