A 19th century George III style giltwood wall-mirror of grand proportions.
Rocaille borders within an ornately carved cartouche frame surmounted by a C-scroll.
The great dealers (Geoffrey Bennison, Christopher Gibbs, Madeleine Castaing, Rose Cumming, et al) were inveterate gamblers. Gambling that their chosen pieces would find an audience. An audience with the desire and the means to share in their vision.
At least, that is what I tell myself as I try to justify the sheer madness of it all.
And, all I can think is it would be madness not to take a chance.
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9 comments:
Absolute madness...take it!
You mean you've bought this? It's utterly gorgeous. I'm looking for a mirror, but not on such a grand scale!
Oh, it would be so fabulous in my dining area. It's just that "means" part...
wow! that's crazy big- and crazy good! hope your gamble pays off!
How stunning! The sheer scale of it! Very Bennison/Gibbs ..
Where things like this are concerned you have to take a chance!
I wonder how much that would cost? It's amazing xx
Madness! just like a King. this is worthy of such a fate.
Was reading up on the obit of John Hobbs and as one website leads to another for me, I see the mirror at .....
The estimate seems fair. If not a matter of shipping cost for me, I would be seriously tempted.
Good luck ..
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