A RARE GEORGE III CARVED MAHOGANY WALL LANTERN
WITH GLAZED PANELS AND A MIRRORED BACK, AND AN OVERALL DEEP AND UNTOUCHED MAHOGANY PATINA. THE SHAPED UPPER RAIL IS CENTRED BY A CARVED FLOWER, WITH FOLIATE SCROLLS AT THE CORNERS AND FLUTED DETAILING BELOW. TO OPEN THE HINGED DOOR, A BRASS RING HANDLE TURNS TO REVEAL A MIRRORED INTERIOR AND GLAZED BASE TO HOLD A CANDLESTICK. THE CARVING IS EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY, SHOWING THE CONFIDENCE OF THE CARVER’S HAND, WITH AN OVERALL RESTRAINT AND ELEGANCE.
H 55 CM, 21¾" X W 46.5 CM, 18¼" X D 27 CM, 10⅝"
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A RARE GEORGE III CARVED MAHOGANY WALL LANTERN
WITH GLAZED PANELS AND A MIRRORED BACK, AND AN OVERALL DEEP AND UNTOUCHED MAHOGANY PATINA. THE SHAPED UPPER RAIL IS CENTRED BY A CARVED FLOWER, WITH FOLIATE SCROLLS AT THE CORNERS AND FLUTED DETAILING BELOW. TO OPEN THE HINGED DOOR, A BRASS RING HANDLE TURNS TO REVEAL A MIRRORED INTERIOR AND GLAZED BASE TO HOLD A CANDLESTICK. THE CARVING IS EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY, SHOWING THE CONFIDENCE OF THE CARVER’S HAND, WITH AN OVERALL RESTRAINT AND ELEGANCE.
H 55 CM, 21¾" X W 46.5 CM, 18¼" X D 27 CM, 10⅝"
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