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A GEORGE III GIRANDOLE MIRROR
ATTRIBUTABLE TO JOHN LINNELL
A George III giltwood girandole
mirror attributed to John Linnell, the
later gilded frame with two oval
plates with a surround of flowers and
leaf work foliage, the pediment with
elaborate ribbon carving, the sides
with rockwork bordered shelves and
the apron with two candle-arms.
Circa 1765
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Height 55in./ 139cm. Width 31in./
78cm.
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Literature:
The above girandole
relates to a drawing in the Victoria
and Albert Museum by John Linnell.
Drawing illustrated in "William and
John Linnell, Eighteenth Century
London Furniture Makers" by Helena
Hayward and Pat Kirkham, page 84,
plate 163. The carved "parrot" above
the central plate is seen on a design
by Linnell on a console table on the
stretcher, a rarely used bird in English
cabinet work.