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- Sale 5214
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Dec 7 | 11:00 AM EST
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| Philadelphia
Sale 5214
| Philadelphia
| Philadelphia
Estimate$3,000 – $5,000
Of asymmetrical form, the giltwood frames finely carved with c-scrolls, foliate motifs, rockwork, and flowering branches and garlands, both with two phoenixes perched on either side of a latticework basket.
38 in. x 21 in.
Bequest of Helen S. Fennessy in memory of her stepfather, Horace Trumbauer, 1974 (accession no. 1974-161-3 and 4)
Sold on behalf of the Philadelphia Museum of Art to benefit future acquisitions.
lot 49: overall in nice condition, showing expected signs of patina, crackling, and minor loss to gilding and gesso commensurate with age; a few repaired breaks to tendrils or tips of pieces; one mirror with loss to giltwood element to top; the other mirror has mirror plate with some flecking of oxidation commensurate with age
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