George I Carved and Gilt Mirror in the Manner of Belchier Irish console one bench stamped "C"

one bench stamped "C"

Circa 1775

Original gesso and clay with a period but not original plate

one labeled "Macao

George I Carved and Gilt Mirror in the Manner of Belchier Irish console one bench stamped "C"A rare carved gesso and gilt looking glass with original beveled plate, the top with carved ostrich feathers over a projecting tasseled tambrequin between a broken scroll pediment, the mirror carved with strapwork with projecting scrolls with scrolled flourishes throughout. English in the manner of John Belchier, circa 1720. Ht. 55", W. 28. 5", D. 5. 5" The Metropolitan Museum of Art has a Belchier looking glass with similar scrolls that border the