A Rare Chippendale Parcel-Gilt and Carved Mahogany Vine Looking Glass
Likely New England, Late 18th Century
bears typed label verso that reads, "Gershensen/ Chippendale looking glass/ Portsmouth, N.W., 18th century/ Molded upright frame with a curved slip/ the scroll-carved cresting with gilded/ leaf decoration and wooden scallop fillets/ at the sides, with a large delicately carved/ bird finial./ From the Martine family of Portsmouth said to/ be one of two known with wooden scallop fillets..."
Height 54 x width 33 inches.
This lot is located in Cincinnati.
