A large and impressive early 19th century giltwood overmantel mirror, the breakfront cornice with a leaf moulding above alternating cannon balls and pineapples, the frieze decorated with finely carved ribbon tied oak leaves and acorns, with scrolling acanthus leaves and oval paterae, the corners with lion's masks above ostrich feathers and Prince of Wales plumes, issuing from a laurel leaf, ring and ribbon wrapped quiver of arrows, with scrolls of roses and daisies with further laurel leaves, terminating in an acanthus base resting on a neo-classical column with three scrolling leaf and scale decorated brackets with ram's head terminals, with a later mirror plate, the top and sides with a guilloche moulding, 239.5 x 204cm.Provenance: By family repute this mirror was one of a pair acquired from Lady Gwynne-Evans formerly of Oaklands Park, Awre. click here to view the page turning catalogue