MANNER OF JOHN BELCHIER, ACTIVE 1717, DIED 1753, A LARGE AND IMPRESSIVE PAIR OF 20TH CENTURY GEORGE I DESIGN CARVED GILTWOOD MIRRORS With scrolling swan neck pediment and central fan shell motif flanked by a pair of shell finials, the hole decorated with scrolling foliage and bevelled plate. (h 203cm x w 129cm) Condition: old repair to tops re-gilded minor chips, some rubbing to gilt, slight foxing to mirror plates

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