Early 1900’s Florentine rococo Style Silver Giltwood mirror

Georgian style, hand-carved mirror finished in traditionally applied gold leaf with light, antique patina.

An impressive, large mirror, hand carved in the LXV style featuring spectacular and finely carved voluptuous acanthus leaves. The mirror has been hand gilded in 23.5-karat gold leaf ...

English George IV style Mirror from an original design attributed to John Vardy: hand-carved by master craftsmen in an aged, water gilded finish made using 23.75 carat gold leaf. Pic...

Made in the Baroque style this elegantly sculpted mirror makes an arresting impact. The regally crafted acanthus leaves, of generous volume, make their way from a central starting po...

A Large Headboard from Florence, Italy, Circa early 1900's, capturing the ornate elegance of the Rococo period. The headboard is made up of embellished S curves with a large stylised...

A pair of carved Giltwood looking glass in the Chippendale style. The frames formed of depicting lively Acanthus leaves

Great antique carved Rococo style giltwood Italian mirror. Distressed original mirror glass as shown in photos. Good overall condition . Measures 30" x 17". Inset mirror is 15.5" x 1...

Italian Rococo Florentine style (19th century) giltwood wall mirror with ornately filigree scroll carved frame with a bevelled glass.         

Large Florentine Style Giltwood Wall Mirror This beautifully carved gilt mirror features large floral leaves and shells surrounding a moulded rope inner frame. To the rear are ha...

This monumental, 18th century Florentine Italian carved giltwood mirror with matching floor-standing cabriole legged planter is a historical showpiece in search of a palatial home se...

This is a superb pair of antique Italian Florentine giltwood mirrors, circa 1870 in date. The oval mirrors plates are set within a Rococo boldly-carved scrolling acanthus frame, and they retain the original gilding. Florentine style refers to the art and architecture coming out of Florence, Italy during the Renaissance period. Florentine furniture is characterized by the heavy use of gold gilding on wood and very elaborate hand carved decoration. This impressive pair is certain to make a charming addition to that one special room in your home. Condition: In excellent condition having been beautifully cleaned and waxed in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation. Dimensions in cm: height 102 x width 63 x depth 4 Dimensions in inches: height 3 foot, 4 inches x width 2 feet, 1 inch x depth 2 inches Rococo Although Rococo is usually thought of as developing first in the decorative arts and interior design, its origins lie in the late Baroque architectural work of Borromini (1599–1667) mostly in Rome and Guarini (1624–1683) mostly in Northern Italy but also in Vienna, Prague, Lisbon, and Paris. Italian architects of the late Baroque/early Rococo were wooed to Catholic (Southern) Germany, Bohemia and Austria by local princes, bishops and prince-bishops. Inspired by their example, regional families of Central European builders went further, creating churches and palaces that took the local German Baroque style to the greatest heights of Rococo elaboration and sensation. An exotic but in some ways more formal type of Rococo appeared in France where Louis XIV's succession brought a change in the court artists and general artistic fashion. By the end of the king's long reign, rich Baroque designs were giving way to lighter elements with more curves and natural patterns. These elements are obvious in the architectural designs of Nicolas Pineau. During the Régence, court life moved away from Versailles...

This exceptional antique Rococo style mirror of carved gilt wood is ornately framed and boasts floral motifs as well as a mischievous fores...