IMPRESSIVE PAIR OF 18TH C. GEORGIAN WALL MIRRORS
18/19th c.; crest with oval eglomise panel depicting Hermes on a dock with ship in background flanked by parcel gilt ribbons cornucopias laden with fruit; overall parcel gilt molding; side pendants with parcel gilt carvings of fruits and foliates; 55"h; 27"w
Hermes was a mercantile ship, Thomas Hearn shipbuilder launched in 1797. A year later she was acquired by the British Royal Navy, she again later tansitioned from a naval ship back into merchant service.
From a Rhode Island home.
Some paint loss in reverse painting; looking glass replaced.
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000
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Lot 167 : IMPRESSIVE PAIR OF 18TH C. GEORGIAN WALL MIRRORS
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