11-08-200911-08-2009
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2482Boston
November 8, 2009 11:00 AMCalender
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Classical Gilt-gesso Mirror

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$3,555$3,000
Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2482Location: BostonDate / Time: November 08, 2009 11:00AM

Description:

Classical Gilt-gesso Mirror, probably New York or New England, c. 1815-25, of oval form surmounted by a spreadwing eagle finial, the frame embellished with acorns and flanking leafage and acorns, on a molded bracket, (imperfections),ht. 56 1/2, wd. 34 in.

Provenance: Philip Allen, who over the course of his political career served as a member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives, as Governor of Rhode Island, and as a Rhode Island Senator in Washington, D.C.
Estimate $1,500-2,500

some gesso loss; may have had a decorative device below the molded bracket; may have some regilding; finial with minor repairs and a loss.

Keywords

New England, Philip Allen, Rhode Island, Senator, Washington, D.C., Rhode Island House of Representatives, decorative device