Pier glass
Category
Mirrors
Date
circa 1760
Materials
Water gilding on softwood (probably), silvered mirror glass
Measurements
163 x 85 x 8 cm
Place of origin
Germany
Order this imageCollection
Nostell Priory, West Yorkshire
NT 960359
Summary
A carved giltwood pier glass, North European, mid-18th century. Topped by a boldly carved open cresting of scrolls and foliage, and with a perching crab, the sides with festoons of flowers, the apron of foliate scrolls.
Provenance
Date of acquisition not recorded.