18th Century and Earlier More Mirrors

Very elegant French Rococo Mirror with original gilding. Probably made in Paris, France around the middle of the 18th Century. Beautiful origina...

Italian 18th century Rococo archtop painted and gilded mirror. The frame is decorated with gold leaf c-scroll leaves and urns with a shell sculpted and carved molding. It has marbleized painted inlay with muted colors of blue, green, and gray with wine veining creating a marble effect. The mirror is richly decorated with carved wood elements and a coordinating trim. These frame the central shelf corner of the carved urns which signify the possible use of an over mantel for a large room with high ceilings. The mirror has the original mercury mirror and is distressed due to age. The back of the mirror is also original. This mirror was created in Italy during the Rococo era of the 18th century. Rococo style is characterized by elaborate ornamentation, asymmetrical values, and curved or serpentine lines as reflected in this mirror. This mirror was owned by Sybil Connolly, the world-famous, Irish-based fashion designer of the 20th century. She was known for creating the gowns worn by Jaqueline...

George II Giltwood mirror, circa 1735 The rectangular bevelled plate is set within a geometric-carved border, surmounted by an acanthus-carved broken pediment centred by a foliate c...

Exquisite Italian wall mirror made in hand carved wood with gilded parts and floral motifs still wearing the original glass. There was some restorations in order all parts to be well fixed but it still wears the original painting. Extremely beautiful shape in quite good condition having in mind how old...

Antique British neoclassical William Kent mirror. This English polychrome painted parcel gilt frame was created in the early 18th century, circa 1...

Mirror wall European black Baroque period 1650-1750 Northern Europe. A mirror made during the Baroque period in Sweden or Northern Europe. Black frame with a beautiful patina.   

Louis XV gilt carved mercury mirror. Smaller scale delicately carved gilt frame mirror with inner egg banded moulding with carved floral knopf centered on each side, with fabulous wa...

Oval with beaded and reeded outer frame, outer mirror frame with mounted paterae and inner leaf tip molded frame and oval plate.

This elegant George III parcel-gilt mirror of beautifully grained Honduras mahogany features a scrolled swan neck pediment with central cartouche and elaborate foliate carving. More ...

Exceptional pair of carved giltwood mirrors refined with rectangular plate scrolled acanthus leaf cresting, architectural elements, winged putti and scrolled flower heads centered by...

This Irish George III mirrors consists of an oval mirror plate surrounded by alternating blue and clear faceted cut glass gems (with applied gilding), set into a metal frame. County ...

Beautiful carved giltwood baroque mirror, Italy, circa 1750. Weathered, small losses and old repairs.

Beautiful carved giltwood Baroque mirror, with its original foxed mirror glass. Italy, circa 1750. Weathered and minor losses.

Exceptional pair of carved giltwood mirrors refined with rectangular plate scrolled acanthus leaf cresting, architectural elements, winged putti and scrolled flower heads centered by...

Small size and stunning mirror from the late 1700s. This very old wall mirror has a truly wonderful shape and patina. The rich warm color (also known as patina) is what attracts ent...

A stunning mirror from the French Renaissance. This period was the cultural and artistic movement in France and is clearly depicted in the hand carved detailing of drapes, scrolling acanthus with religious angel...

This is a very fine handmade baroque mirror, with the original mercury glass. The wooden frame is hand painted with elegant Chinese drawings on light green and a golden border. A pi...

A very good quality, 18th century, George II period mahogany dressing table mirror, having old rectangular plate set within gilded slip to elegant moulded frame, over well figured ba...

A lovely George III Mahogany dressing mirror, it’s oval mounted Above a serpentine case with 3 drawers raised on bracket feet. Brass Handles & keyhole escutcheon.

Spray matte finish for photo purposes.

This is a Period of the King Louis XV, very colorful and a deep green paint on the frame, those kind of trumeau are originally situate above a marble mantel.

A pair of small, violin-shaped Rococo carved giltwood table mirrors, adorned with scrolled foliage. Each rests on a rectangular base carved with palmettes ending in two square feet. ...

Mirror, Gustavian Stockholm work, signed by Master CGF Carl Gustaf Fyrwald (mirror manufacturer in Stockholm 1776-1825 / 32), carved decor, gilt, approximately 130 x 54 cm.

Wall mirror Swedish walnut Baroque brown frame, Sweden. A wall mirror made during the Baroque mirror in Sweden. Frame made from walnut. Later but ol...

This handsome Italian Triptych mirror is complete with its original mercury glass. Features wood carvings attached on top and four metal, remov...

A very beautiful French Louis XV mirror wonderfully constructed from giltwood. The mirror effect is produced with silver leaf instead of mercury. A stunning accent piece.

With vase and floral finial and broken arch pediment over a mirror plate flanked by gilt carving of leaves, flowers and nuts. The bottom with gilded roundels and carved scrolled deco...

Pair of European 18th century silver plated Baroque mirrors circa 1725 Beautiful and unique antique handcrafted pieces The carved wooden frame is covered with silver plated hand b...

English Queen Anne gilt carved wood and gesso shaped crest foliage wall mirror with the original beveled mirror and wood backing. Mid 18th Century

Eric Wahlberg (1760 Stockholm, Sweden 1811), 18th century Gustavian mirror with center cameo, origin: Stockholm, Sweden, hallmarked and stamped on verso: Eric Wahlberg and Lago Lunde...

A William and Mary 17th-century olive oyster cushion framed looking glass, circa 1690. England The 17th-century mirror plate is bordered by a cross-grain ogee moulding. The pulvinat...

A stunning 18th century French mirror in giltwood. Wonderful patina. The mirror's Minimalist lines lends it a contemporary feel. Beautiful.

18th century, pair of Italian neoclassical carved and giltwood mirrors Size H 70 x W maximum 50 x W 43.5 frame x D 3. The pair of delightful mirrors was made in south of Italy (Sicily) in the neoclassical period, towards the end of the 18th century. They are composed of a box frame, in carved wood...

A late 18th century Italian walnut octagonal mirror. Apart from minor restorations this mirror is in pristine condition and can be hanged in two directions.

18th century carved giltwood mirror with a graceful leaf and scroll design. The bottom centre with a gilt metal two-candleholder. With the original vintage mirror.

Small French antique mirror, late 18th century. Carved wood Berain style frame on a grooved background. Gold leaf with aged patina. Antique wood back. Antique frame measures: width 1...

Rare Louis XVI period French giltwood mirror, circa 1780. Antique carved gilded frame with pearl decoration around the edges of glass mirror. Anti...

French Early 18th Century Régence Vase and Birds Cresting Giltwood Mirror An early 18th century Régence giltwood mirror with a rectangular plate within an arched frame adorned with ...

A one of a kind custom mirror using an 18th century Spanish door frame as surround. This antique wooden door frame from Spain acts as the su...

Copenhagen mirror in Mahogany wood from the Louis Seize period from around the 1780s. Measurements in cm: H:140 W:53.5 This product will be inspe...

A fabulous Italian Barocco carved and gilt wood mirror from the turn of the 17th and 18th century. This antique pier mirror from Italy has a nice 9 inch thick surround, which has bee...

A rare German Baroque (Barock) superbly-carved oval mirror. Early-17th century, circa 1620-1630. The frame is exquisitely carved. The cresting with two cherubs supporting a cartouche, and seated upon displaying eagles. The base centred by a grotesque mask typical of this early period. The oval frame is flanked by boldly-carved Barock scrolls and foliate decoration, the inner frame very well carved with egg and dart. Very minor losses entirely consistent with age. Plate later. Heinrich Kreisel illustrates a related antique mirror (Neuburg/ Donau, 1620/1630) in 'Die Kunst Des Deutschen Möbels Von...

This is a very fine handmade baroque wooden mirror, with the original mercury glass. The wooden frame is hand painted with elegant flowers drawings and a golden border. A perfect pie...

Exceptional Dutch mirror in veneered and ebonized wood. Alternating curly and smootth moldings 23cm wide. Museum quality mirror.  

Exquisite Italian wall mirrors made in hand carved wood hand painted in light grey with gilded inner parts and floral motifs one of them still wearing the original glass. There were ...

Second half of 18th century, pair of Venetian Louis XV carved and gilt wood mirrors This fine pair of mirrors was made in Baroque Era in Venice in the second half of the 18th cent...

A fantastic and extremely rare pair of George III period gilt Carton-Pierre and giltwood oval mirrors in the manner of John Linnell. Each mirror is gorgeously hand carved with meticulous detail and fine craftsmanship. The giltwood borders are designed with foliate crests above female masks, with aprons centered by a standing or recumbent left facing lamb. It is extremely rare to find a pair of mirrors of this date and in such amazing untouched condition, the mirror panels are most probably original and date to the late 1700s. Provenance: Jeremy, Ltd., London England, circa 1770 Carton-pierre, literal translation from the French - cardboard stone, was developed in the 18th century specifically to imitate wood and stone. The Formula typically included flour, chalk, sawdust, sand and plaster and bound with wax, resin, animal glues or gum arabic. The material could be moulded, bent and otherwise formed into the desired design. Preeminent makers like Gillows and John Linnell began using carton pierre in the late 1760s. The new material allowed for lacey decorative spandrels and festoons that could be made into nearly any length or shape required. These elements and the particular foliate umbrella canopy on this pair of mirrors relates to designs of William and John Linnell. The most famous example of this crest element is on the mirror supplied by Linnell to the 4th Duke of Beaufort for the State Bedroom at Badminton House...

Fine pair of 24-karat giltwood mirrors. The oval beveled plates within molded and cabochon borders and surmounted by a cartouche and floral foliate cresting.

Italian Salvator Rosa last 17th century giltwood frame. Internal measurements cm 20 x 30 Pure example of Italian Salvator Rosa gild wood frame of 17th century. "Salvator Rosa" is th...

19th century English Regency gilt neoclassical mirror.

18th century, Italian rectangular mirror with carved and giltwood frame North Italy (Turin), mid-18th century The mirror, made in north ...

An English fret-carved mahogany wall, or pier, mirror of superb colour and patina. Late-George II period, circa 1760. The unusual, undulating, serpentine inner border is gesso carve...

A very rare carved gilt gesso dressing mirror. Queen Anne / George I-period, ca 1710-20. Decorated all over with the original finely carved gilt-gesso surfaces with typical circular punched reserves. The hinged fall - of what one might refer to as the 'table bureau' section - reveals a shaped, fitted interior, gilded and japanned (''lacquered'') in black with red. Some external carved surfaces show very minor areas of wear revealing the authentic bole and gesso ground. Overall in superb condition. H: 39 1/2’’ (100 cm) D: 12 1/2’’ (31.5 cm) W: 17 3/4’’ (45.5 cm). Reminiscent of the work of London-based James Moore (ca 1670-1726), a supreme exponent of the art of cut gesso and gilding. This dressing table mirror is possibly unique in this form, and as such has survived some 310 years in remarkably original state. It may have been part of a suite of furniture, would have been extremely costly, and very much the reserve of the aristocracy and wealthy in the early part of the 18th century. For documented pieces by James Moore visit the Royal Collection Trust. Wikipedia: James Moore (furniture designer). James Moore (circa 1670 - October 1726) was established at Short's Gardens, St. Giles-in-the-Fields. He was in partnership with John Gumley from 1714 and, unlike his partner, did not advertise - the sole published reference to him being a notice of his death in The Weekly Journal or The British Gazetteer. As Royal cabinet-maker he supplied walnut and mahogany furniture for the Royal Household, the Royal Yacht, and the King's servants and mistresses, as well as the rich gilt-gesso work for which he is best known. Moore is especially renowned for gilt-gesso furniture: tables; looking glass frames; and candle stands. A pair of gilt-gesso side tables bearing the crowned cypher of George I in The Royal Collection, and the pair of candle stands en-suite are incised with his name - an unusual practice at the time. At Erddig, such furniture by Moore can be linked to surviving bills and receipts from James Moore and John Belchier, 1722-26. Gilt-gesso furniture is also encountered in fine Louis XIV and other European furniture of the period. Literature: Ralph Edwards CBE FSA 'The Shorter Dictionary of English Furniture', Hamlyn, London (Fourth Impression 1972) ill. 5, p. 363. One of a pair of looking glasses by James Moore, 1720. Erddig, Denbigh. The crest is reminiscent of that upon our dressing mirror, which we are offering here. Kreisel, Heinrich, 'Die Kunst Des Deutschen Mobels', CH Beck, Munchen (1970) ill. 345, p. 347 - note similarities in the treatment of the top of the crest. This mirror was last seen in the collection of Augsburg Castle. Synge, Lanto, 'Great English Furniture', London (1991) p. 52. Symonds, R. W., 'A Royal Scrutoire', Connoisseur (June 1940) pp. 233-236. Symonds, R. W., 'English Gesso Furniture', The Antique Collector, Vol. XXVII (August 1956) p. 140. 'A Golden Cabinet...

18th century large Flemish baroque walnut ebonized mirror Very decorative impressively carved mirror in the typical Flemish manner.  

From Italy Rome, a unique Louis XIV Pair of 1700s Italian Giled Terracotta Frames, they are almost a pair of similar form and age but with slight differences. The two lovely small oval frames were probably made for framing oval miniatures, they are empty now, come from a private Italian collection and can be used as mirrors. They are in good condition consistent with age, they are older than 300 years, with old restorations and minor losses in a few curls and small felures. See, closed-up picture details. It is more common to find these kinds of antique small frames...

A very fine quality George III period mahogany cheval Dressing mirror having extremely elegant turned supports Enclosing swing frame with replaced mirror plate flanked By ormolu cand...

French 18th century Provençal mirror.

Louis XV Engraved Murano Gilt Mirror. Antique mirror with giltwood carved frame with the figure of Paris the shepherd incised on the surface of the glass. Italy, late 18th century. ...

Italian pair of 18th century Louis XV style carved mecca mirrors, a pair of silver-leaf with mecca finish carved frames, lovely scrolling, floral and vegetal Louis XV carving, with m...

A most impressive, large scale, museum exhibition quality Baroque period Italian Catholic church cartaglorie altar card frame, now repurposed and fashioned as a stunning mirror. Bo...