Late 18th Century, Louis XVI, Large Carved Giltwood Pier, Mercury Glass Plate Mirror (French).
 
With a ribbon-and-stick moulded frame and beaded detail, enclosing a split mercury glass plate with excellent foxing.
 
CONDITION:
 
Frame has a few chips. Glass plate is foxed.
 
PROVENANCE:
 
From the Collection of Nigell and Heather D’Oyly. Nigell and Heather have been passionate collectors throughout their married life. The core of their collection was inherited from the J W French side of Nigell’s family, who were prosperous flour millers based in Bow, Chelsea and Ware. Their notable relatives include Sir Charles D’Oyly, 7th Baronet (1781-1845), an accomplished watercolorist based in Calcutta, and Sir John D’Oyly, 1st Baronet of Kandy, Ceylon (1774-1824).