George III Carved Giltwood Mirror

A finely carved wooden eagle holding a mirror in the shape of a crescent moon attributed to French cabinetmaker and wood craftsman, Gabriel Viardot (1830-1906). Dating from the late 19th century, this is a spectacular wall piece for any interior, making an impression in any space. It depicts an eagle in German Black Forest style beautifully captured in beech wood with an expressive and energetic stance, carved with talons, wings and feathers and completed with two glass eyes. While other designs of Viardot’s are of smaller scale, this eagle mirror is of a large, rare size. Famed Parisian cabinetmaker and craftsman Gabriel Viardot was born in 1830. By age 19, he had worked as a furniture maker for the court of Napoleon III and was the head of a small team of sculptors, opening his own workshop in Paris in 1853. Throughout his career, his work was shown at various exhibitions across the globe for which Viardot was prized with several awards. By the 1880s, the workshop comprised of more than 90 furniture...

An impressive 18th century English George III pine fireplace exceptionally carved with mask to centre and foliate swags to the surrounding frieze. This antique fireplace is of a larg...

George III fire surround with acanthus, dental, fluted pediment, scrolled frieze and decorated with birds, spiral and leaf decoration. Measures: Opening height 116 cm Opening w...

Ornately decorated with arched trefoils and twisted detailing, this antique wrought iron mirror is an elegant showpiece in any space. The ironwork is believed to have been taken from...

This beautiful fire surround was removed from a private residence in Harrogate. A superb example, without doubt the cleanest we have seen. In The Adam Style. Pine structure with lime...

Ornately decorated with arched trefoils and twisted detailing, this antique wrought iron mirror is an elegant showpiece in any space. The ironwork is believed to have been taken from...

Introducing an exquisite piece of history: the George III Carved Giltwood Mirror, circa 1765. This mirror is a testament to 18th-century craftsmanship, a fusion of elegance and timel...

An English Chippendale period carved giltwood mirror, mid-18th century, ca 1755. Flanked, in a delicately shaped frame, by carved fruit, bold C scrolls and foliage: very typical of ...

Magnificent giltwood mirror. In the Chinese Chippendale Style. Adorned with acanthus leaves, elegant scrolled carvings. Crowned with a Pagoda style pavillion surmounted in a 'floatin...

Vintage 20th c., George III style carved giltwood mirror with scrolled vine open work frame, unmarked. Dimensions: Approx. 47"h x 27"w x 3"d Condition: Fair, losses, chips, cracks, repairs, gilding loss and wear. Though this mirror's condition is evident of age and use, it remains a lovely piece. Provenance: The Estate of Lilo De La Passardiere, 40 Central Park South, NYC Lilo, stage name of Liselotte Johanna Lewin (2 March 1921 – 26 September 2022), was a German-born French actress and singer.[1] Biography Lilo was born in Dortmund in 1921 as Liselotte Johanna Lewin. In 1953, she played the lead role in the musical Can-Can at the Shubert Theatre, where she notably sang the songs "C'est Magnifique" and "I Love Paris...

A carved giltwood Rococo mirror with excellent proportions, the cresting of a stylized acanthus carved with Rocaille with C-scrolls and S-scrolls decorating the sides and the bottom,...

This carved mirror frame is full of the high spirited exuberance of the period. The central vase of flowers within a shaped leafy frame is flanked by well carved preening Ho Ho bir...