William and Mary Pier Glass Mirror 1689-1702
£52,000
Code
10449
William and Mary Pier Glass Mirror, circa 1689-1702
Japanned and Polychrome-Painted Glass.
The plates and decoration original.
Floral motif in the manner of Jean-Baptise Monnoyer.
Height: 198 cm
Width: 75.5 cm
Pier Glass Mirrors were initially fixed into the masonry or panelling of a room, rather than being hung like other conventional glass. As exhibited by this piece, it became usual for the cresting to be omitted in favour of the arched upper plate, supported by a below rectangular plate. The Pier Glass differed from other mirrors in that it had an arched headpiece that accentuated the mirror's tall, narrow shape, as well as a straight bottom designed to sit directly on top of a pier table or dado rail.
Provenance:
Probably the Capel-Cure family, Badger Hall, Shropshire, house sale 1945, lot 682, £40. Bought on commission by Clarkson of Wolverhampton for Sir Edward Thompson, Gatacre Park, Bridgworth, Shropshire and by descent with the Thompson family at Gatacre Park.
Christie's London, 'Important English Furniture' 4th July 2002, lot 131.
Christopher Gibbs, London.
Christie's London, 'Christopher Gibbs and Harris Lindsay', 10th May 2006, £31,200.
Japanned and Polychrome-Painted Glass.
The plates and decoration original.
Floral motif in the manner of Jean-Baptise Monnoyer.
Height: 198 cm
Width: 75.5 cm
Pier Glass Mirrors were initially fixed into the masonry or panelling of a room, rather than being hung like other conventional glass. As exhibited by this piece, it became usual for the cresting to be omitted in favour of the arched upper plate, supported by a below rectangular plate. The Pier Glass differed from other mirrors in that it had an arched headpiece that accentuated the mirror's tall, narrow shape, as well as a straight bottom designed to sit directly on top of a pier table or dado rail.
Provenance:
Probably the Capel-Cure family, Badger Hall, Shropshire, house sale 1945, lot 682, £40. Bought on commission by Clarkson of Wolverhampton for Sir Edward Thompson, Gatacre Park, Bridgworth, Shropshire and by descent with the Thompson family at Gatacre Park.
Christie's London, 'Important English Furniture' 4th July 2002, lot 131.
Christopher Gibbs, London.
Christie's London, 'Christopher Gibbs and Harris Lindsay', 10th May 2006, £31,200.
H 198cm x W 74.5cm
H 77.98" x W 29.34"
H 77.98" x W 29.34"
