FINE FEDERAL PARCEL-GILT AND MAHOGANY LOOKING GLASS,circa 1790-1810, probably from New York. Parcel-gilded urn sprouting wheat centering broken-arch pediment with carved rosettes and inlaid paterae below; string-inlaid and gilded rectangular frame with old plate, flanked by pendant floral tendrils with elaborately carved fretwork appearing upper and lower
- 61 in. x 24 in. Estimate $8,000-12,000
For similar example see Christie''s, New York, Jan. 21, 2006 Property from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. E.J. Nusrala Lot 682.
Good condition: very minor losses to gilded areas; light age cracks to frieze and banded frame; old plate visibly flaking in some areas
