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A collection of wall mirrors and decorative art including an Aboriginal bark landscape and a signed limited edition print. The group features a full-length rectangular wall mirror with a dark blue molded frame decorated with a repetitive scalloped carved border. Also included is a large octagonal wall mirror set within a narrow dark-stained wood frame, featuring a wide peripheral bevel to the plate. The art comprises a landscape print titled in pencil The River Otter in Summer, numbered 287/500 and signed in pencil to the lower right James Lester. An Australian Aboriginal mixed media work depicts a bush landscape with silhouetted trees and fauna against a background of natural tree bark. The reverse of the bark art bears an adhesive label reading BUSH LANDSCAPE THIS IS AN INTRODUCED ART FORM MADE BY THE ABORIGINAL ARTISTS OF THE SOUTH WEST OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA BARK MELALEUCA (rhaphiophylla) SWAMP TREE (PAPER BARK), alongside a gallery label for Friar Gate Gallery, Derby. The lot is completed by a woven runner rug featuring a neutral field and a brown Greek Key border.
Condition report:
The blue mirror frame shows minor surface wear to the paint finish (photo 1). The octagonal mirror plate exhibits significant silvering loss and dark foxing, particularly to the right-hand side (photo 3). The signed landscape print appears in good condition with minor wear to the gilt and silver-toned frame corners (photo 4). The bark art shows light foxing to the mounting board (photo 6). The runner rug has visible surface soiling and staining along the centre of the field (photo 9).
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