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TRANSITIONAL CHIPPENDALE SCROLL TOP MIRROR WITH CARVED EAGLE

Offered by: Jeffrey Tillou Antiques

Description
Provenance: Vinny Stanulus, 1972. Collection of Carol and Mac Bramley, Litchfield, CT, 1983-2016.
Nearly identical types of mirrors have been associated with the merchant William Wilmerding. He sold these mirrors bearing his label in New York City from 1789 to about 1813.

More Information

Period:	18th Century
Materials:	Mahogany veneer, pine, gesso and gilt wood, backboards appear to be eastern white pine
Condition:	Good. Excellent with only a few glue blocks missing, gilt appears to be original with old varnish removed, original looking glass and backboards.
Creation Date:	ca. 1790
Styles / Movements:	Traditional, Chippendale
Book References:	There are a few examples illustrated in The Mirror Book by Herbert F. Schiffer, pg. 169, plates 435 and 436. Images courtesy of Winterthur Museum.
Dealer Reference #:	F-M 066
Incollect Reference #:	359137

Dimensions

W.	21.5 in;	H.	46 in;
W.	54.61 cm;	H.	116.84 cm;

Message from Seller:

Jeffrey Tillou Antiques was established in 1992. The three story historic building located “on the green” in Litchfield, features an extensive inventory of Americana from the 18th and early 19th centuries. Here you will find an extraordinary collection of furniture, folk art, weathervanes, sculpture, Oriental carpets, and related decorative pieces as well as distinctive European furniture and original works of art.