Susanne Hollis Wall Mirrors

In the manner of Thomas Chippendale (1718-1779) An exceptional pair of George III style giltwood mirrors, the mirror plate within ...

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...

An unusual Irish George lII cut-glass mirror. Early 19th century. The arched top mirror plate is set within a frame of faceted blue and white glass studs with applied gilding. This...

A George III parcel-gilt fretwork mahogany wall mirror, c. 1780. In good original condition, retaining original bevelled mirror plate. There are small visible repairs to the mahogan...

A George III Giltwood Pier Mirror In the Manner of Thomas Johnson An exceptionally detailed design; the superb carved decoration housing a shaped rectangular plate and undulating mirrored borders; the inner frame closely tied to the outer frame and leading the eye around the mirror. The grandiose masterful carving incorporating C-scrolls, flowering branchwork, stylized icicles, acanthus leaves, and distinctive architectural follies and figures which firmly place this mirror within the canon of Johnson's greatest designs. The confident execution is a great testament to the technical prowess and artistic creativity of one of the greatest carvers and designers of the eighteenth century, circa 1760. Provenance Edward Cecil Guinness, 1st Earl of Iveagh, Farmleigh, Co. Dublin, (1880?-1927); The Earls of Iveagh, Farmleigh, Co. Dublin & Elveden Hall, Suffolk (1927-2018). Thomas Johnson (1723-1799) Thomas Johnson was one of the most skilled carvers and furniture designers in Georgian England. Drawing inspiration from the Fables of Aesop, the rococo, China, and the idealised rustic life, his work is whimsical, exuberant and witty. Chippendale borrowed freely from his work. Johnson was a founder member of the 'Antigallican Society', a group who excoriated the French taste. In addition to its relation to Johnson's designs, this mirror also reflects the influence of Lock, the great master with whom he worked for a period. Lock published many sketches and pattern books, including A New Book of Ornaments for Looking Glasses in 1752, introducing several idiosyncratic features which Johnson would adopt such as the small decorative urns...

The oval mercury mirror plate (later replacement), with faceted cobalt blue glass frame, alternating with unusually wholly gilt and shaped studs. Comparables; The Knight of Glin, Ir...

George III mahogany wall mirror complete with its gilded ho ho bird and original plate mirror, surrounded by fretted scrolls. Lovely original ...

An oval carved giltwood looking glass mirror in the manner of George III. The moulded frame is carved with leaves carefully worked with C-scrolls both in front and behind the leaves....

George III Giltwood Girandole Beveled Glass Mirror, the ornately carved foliate lyre-shaped frame with gilt swags encasing an antique mirror with original patina, the base section wi...

A George III verre eglomise pier mirror with arched mirror plate in a glass frame depicting gilt chinoiserie female figures, animals and leaves on a cobalt blue ground.

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...

Very fine George I carved and gilt mirror, circa 1720, in the manner of John Belchier having an ostrich feather plume over tasseled central lambrequin, d...