An Irish Regency Giltwood & Gesso Convex Wall Mirror c.1810-20 sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles It is ironic now that

It is ironic now that this type of paintwork is more prized commercially than a mahogany piece of this period

We believe the piece has been crafted from two separate belouch carpets

The ship was loaded with some 20

these counters would have been an integral part of a luxury compendium including such games as backgammon

Father Time was often used allegorically to mock the pettiness of human kind and our obsession with the ephemeral

An Irish Regency Giltwood & Gesso Convex Wall Mirror c.1810-20 sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles It is ironic now thatOrigin: IrishPeriod: RegencyProvenance: The Gordon Gridley Collection, London. Date: c. 1810 20Width: 22. 5 Height: 26. 5 Depth: 3 (all at extremities)The attractive Regency period giltwood and gesso wall mirror having the original convex mirror plate and ebonised reeded slip, surrounded by a thick moulded gilt gesso frame with corvetto balls in beautifully crusty and textured worn condition, undercrested by stiff leaves and a central scalloped shell,