The Collection of Mrs. John Gutfreund, Murray House, Villanova, PA
Sat, Mar 23, 2019 11:00AM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 170
Fine Regency Painted and Parcel-Gilt Convex Overmantle Mirror, by Thomas Fentham
Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500
Sold for
$2,300
Sold Price excludes BP
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $200 | $50 |
| $500 | $100 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $30,000 | $2,500 |
| $100,000 | $5,000 |
Centrally fitted with a convex mirror plate, flanked by mirror panels. With a trade label of Thomas Fentham, no. 136 Strand, Near Somerset House, Manufacturer of looking-glasses, convex and concave mirrors, and all sorts of picture and glass frames, glass for exportation, also inscribed in ink '795 Leathem...'.
42 x 58 in.
Note: Thomas Fentham is recorded 1774-1825 and at this address from 1794-1820. His trade label is recorded on mirrors throughout his working life including a convex mirror, illustrated in Geoffrey Wills, English Looking-Glasses, London, 1965, p. 128, pl. 163 (see Beard and C. Gilbert, Dictionary of English Furniture Makers 1660-1840, F.H.S., Leeds, 1986, p. 296).
A small giltwood toilet-mirror with an earlier label was sold anonymously, in Christie's, London, November 14, 1991, Lot 114.
Condition
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