A Mid 18th Century English carved Roccoco frame of large pro...

Hammer

£9,000

A Mid 18th Century English carved Roccoco frame of large proportions, formerly The Royal Collection, Buckingham Palace.

The rectangular central mirror plate with cavetto sight edge, the lower section centred with a boldly carved Green Man mask, flanked by scrolling foliage and leaf mouldings running to elaborately carved, pierced and applied rocaille scallopshell cartouche corners, continuous scrolling foliage and stylised acanthus leaves with entwined flower heads and c-scrolls in bold relief, graduated pierced rocaille scallopshell cartouche centres, surmounted with cresting cartouche centre and foliate corners.

carved limewood/pine, (stripped and limed)

stamped G R V/B P (twice on the reverse)

Provenance: 
Private Collection, Oxfordshire

Royal Collection, Buckingham Palace

Dimensions:
87 in (H) x 57.5 in (W)

Lot Essay: 

The frame has been stripped and limed. This lends to the frame having a contemporary feel, and revealing a fascinating insight and appreciation into the 18th century craftsmen's methods and practices, the elaborate composition centred at the base with the Green Man, a symbol of rebirth. The boldly carved rocallie scallopshell cartouches are entwined with overlapping foliage giving a rare lyrical quality to the overall scheme and adds to the grandeur associated with the frame's importance, being formerly in the Royal Collection and provenance to Buckingham Palace.