Early 19th Century English Regency Giltwood Convex Mirror with Eagle and Tassle

This imposing Regency convex mirror is hand carved and gilded. The pediment has an eagle perched on a plinth flanked by foliage scrolls. The mirror frame is opened pierced craved wit...

This magnificent English Regency giltwood convex girandole mirror, circa 1800, featuring displayed eagle with hanging tassels, opposing dolphins and six candle arms with gilt foliage...

This convex mirror has a grand scale. The eagle has an ebonized body with a gilt head giving it a striking appearance which show off the feather details. Th...

Fabulous 19th century English Regency convex looking glass with girandole arms. This amazing girandole mirror has the British Royal Crown on the pediment and a tudor rose on the pend...

This 1830s Boston convex mirror has a wonderful scrolled frame with a foliate crest centered on the four quarters. The central feature of the frame has an oak leaf ring...

This Regal early 19th century British Convex mirror is craved gilt carved wood with Girandole candle arms.

This is a magnificent antique English Regency carved giltwood convex mirror, circa 1820 in date. The convex mirror is surrounded by an ebonised elegant reeded slip and a giltwood moulded frieze with ball mounts. The carved top pendant features a carved dragon with a pair of serpents on rocks. The quality and craftsmanship of this stunning piece are absolutely superb, and it has it's original convex mirror plate. Add a touch of class to a special corner of your home with this fantastic mirror. Condition: In excellent condition having been beautifully cleaned in our workshops. As antique items, the mirror shows signs of use commensurate with age, these minor condition issues are mentioned for accuracy and, as seen in the accompanying photographs, the mirror displays beautifully. Dimensions in cm: Height 115 x width 66 x depth 9 The purpose of gilding is to give the appearance of solid gold, a practice that began over 4,000 years ago in Egypt. Paintings from Egyptian tombs...

Antique English Regency carved giltwood convex mirror, circa 1820 in date. The convex mirror is surrounded by an ebonized elegant reeded slip and a giltwood moulded frieze with ball ...

Early 19th century Regency convex mirror, the plate of circular form set within reeded slip and ball decorated surround surmounted pair intricately carved pair of trumpets and star e...

A truly fabulous, important, rare and grand proportioned Regency giltwood convex mirror. The substantial frame carved with overlapping laurel leaves and berries, supporting to boldly carved acanthus candelabra with original cut-glass drip pans and gilt bronze nozzles. The gilding has aged to a deep rich colour. This fabulous and incredibly grand masterpiece retains its original convex mirror plate. One of the finest period convex mirrors ever made. The creation of convex mirrors became possible with the development of glass blowing. When the glassblower created a small glass bulb, they were filled with a metallic mixture of lead and tin while still hot. Once cooled, the bulbs were cut into smaller pieces and could be used as hand an pocket mirrors. They were used as fashionable pieces of jewelry and were often encased with gold, silver, ivory and tortoiseshell. The Empire circular convex mirror was introduced from France, where they had been made as early as 1756. This style of mirror became so popular under the heading ‘Mirrors’, in Sheraton’s 'Cabinet Dictionary' (1803), that they are the only style mentioned. Convex mirrors were said to “strengthen the colour and take off the coarseness of objects by contracting them”. Convex mirrors produced on a larger scale were both practical and intriguing. While they distort the image that they reflect, they also magnify light...

Period English Regency giltwood convex girandole mirror. Dolphin top. Original candle arms. Original gilding. Original Mirror --Provenance: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Loan Exhib...

A very fine Regency period carved giltwood and Gesso convex mirror, the plate within a reeded ebonized slip with ball decoration surmounted by an Eagle pediment. It has sconces to ei...