Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2308Location: BostonDate / Time: February 19, 2006 11:00AM
Description:
Diminutive Federal Gilt-gesso Mirror, E. Lothrop, Boston, c. 1810, the molded cornice with applied spherules above molded pilaster with spiral twists flanking the stencil and free-hand painted tablet of a sailing vessel flying the American flag and mirror below, backboard bears the label of the maker, (minor imperfections),lg. 24 1/2, wd. 14 1/2 in.
Estimate $2,000-3,000
Minor restoration to the gilding; minor restoration to the tablet; tablet probably original.