Early 19th Century Gilt Convex Mirror

19th century giltwood convex mirror with asymmetrical carving. The convex with gadrooning and beading, surmounted with foliate and carved giltwood drapery to one side and scroll carv...

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...

Early 19th century gilt and ebonised compartmental overmantel mirror. The mirrored glass flanked by robe twist half columns with similar molding above.

19th century Regency gilt compartmental overmantel mirror. This piece is of the rectangular form and flanked on either side by classical-style columns, with carved scrolling capitals...

Early 19th Century Regency mirror, the period plate set within carved giltwood pierced frame of cartouche form surmounted with pierced scr...

19th Century ornate gilt oval girandole mirror with elaborate grape vine and ribbon detailing. Circa 1820.

An Exceptionally Small 19th Century, Regency Period, Gilt Circular Convex Mirror, Of Incredibly Rare Proportion, Having Attractive Turned Balls And Ebonised Reeded Slip To Frame, Enc...

The mirror of typical convex form but retaining much of the original gilding and a charming worn surface. The outer moulding is carved with flowers or fruit in the centre of each “si...

19th century carved gilt convex mirror circa 1870. Fine quality circular convex wall mirror, surmounted by a right facing carved eagle with chain and ball in it's mouth.  Mirror wit...

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...

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...

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 mounts. The car...