Irish Georgian Carved Giltwood Mirror

Object Description

An early Irish Georgian carved giltwood mirror in rococo style in the manner of Richard Cranfield circa 1760.The later 19th century bevelled plate within a frame carved with flowers, leaves and scrolls retaining much of the original oil gilding.

A giltwood frame attributed to him for Sir Joshua Reynolds portrait of the Duke of Northumberland hangs in the Mansion House, Dublin.

Object History

Richard Cranfield 1731-1809, Caple St., Dublin, was a highly skilled carved, exhibited at the Society of Artists. Examples of his work in Mansion House, Provosta’s House, Dublin and National Museum of Ireland.

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