George III Giltwood Mirror

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...

With urn finial and bellflower swags over an oval mirror and conforming carved frame ending with a leaf tip cluster.

A beautiful pair all carved wood and gilded. True pair with the birds facing each other with a bird crest flanked by trailing leaves over an oval mirror plate with carved gadrooned o...

In the style of Robert Adam. Urn form finial with leaf tip swags and scrolls over an oval beveled mirror and a pair of candle arms flanked by leaves and seed pods terminating on urns...

With original gilding. Broken arch pediment with central shell carving over a beveled mirror plate set within a frame with carved shaped corners , backplates that once held candle arms.

With a broken arch pediment with central carved shell and flower head over an original beveled mirror plate surrounded by a paneled inlaid frame flanked by trailing bellflowers.

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...

An important Adam influenced design in the tall carved and gilt oval mirror. The tall top element with a pine cone and leafy crest atop a footed urn with bell flower swags. A center fluted horn...

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 ...

George II carved giltwood wall mirror, circa 1760.

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...