IMPORTANT CHIPPENDALE PARCEL-GILT MAHOGANY LOOKING GLASS, MASSACHUSETTS,circa 1770-1790. Carved scrolling upper ears with gilded appliques crested by phoenix device, above notched-corner frame with molded edge and centered by parcel-gilded floral tendrils with shaped apron and lower ears below - 23 in. x 50 in. Estimate $8,000-12,000
Provenance:
Descended in the Perry family of Boston, MA, and acquired from Israel Sack, Inc., New York, 1968
Original record of sale available upon request
Excellent condition: restoration to parcel-gilt tendrils and minor losses (stems only), restoration to carved fretwork (cleanly broken and glued) and upper proper left ear, restoration to parcel-gilded scroll, and old patch to apron; phoenix of later date
