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Bilboa Mirror

Catalog#:	Spring 2003
Category:	Furniture - Non-American
SubType:	Chair
Origin:	{Other}
Era:	18th Century
Height:	41 inches inches
Width:	18-1/2 inches inches



Spectacular marble and giltwood Bilboa mirror with columns surmounted by gilded flowering urns. Graceful scrolled flowers, leaves and sprays emanate from the three urns and are echoed at the base. Beautifully toned marble and graceful proportions make this a particularly fine example of these rare mirror frames. Made either in Spain or Portugal. Circa 1790-1800. Measurements: 18-1/2" (width), 41" (height) References: American Antiques from Israel Sack Collection. Vol. X, P6363; Vol. VIII, P2124; Vol. VI, P1458; Vol. VII, P5067; Vol. II, P474. American Furniture by Montgomery. Plate 229. Furniture Treasury by Wallace Nutting. Plate 3130-31. Richly grained background detail is a leaf from a superb English Regency, three pedestal mahogany dining table currently in stock.

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