A GEORGE II PAINTED MIRROR ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN VARDY, English, circa 1755
Height: 5 ft ½ in; 153.5 cm
Width: 3 ft 1¾ in; 95.5 cm
Width: 3 ft 1¾ in; 95.5 cm
4489951
£100,000 +
Note: The mercury silvered mirror plates are period replacements. The front of the owl cresting is a restoration, but the backing is original. The mirror has been partially repainted. Paint...
Note: The mercury silvered mirror plates are period replacements. The front of the owl cresting is a restoration, but the backing is original. The mirror has been partially repainted.
Paint analysis carried out on this mirror has revealed that it was originally painted, with four later decorative finishes over the centuries, three of which were also paint.
Provenance
Chiswick or Burlington House, London, England;
Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, England;
Private collection, London, England.
