Early 19th Century Regency Giltwood Convex Mirror

Early 19th century gilt convex mirror. The inner and outer edge with gadrooning, the entire with surmounted eagle heads above fruit carvings. The apron centred by a lions head with c...

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 rare pair of large mirrors. The mirrored plate of oval form set within carved giltwood frame of bands of wheatsheaf, lyre, beading and egg and dart motif, ...

Early 19th century Regency mahogany estate cabinet, the stepped moulded cornice with beading surmounted with pierced broken swan neck pediment raised over two period bevel mirrored d...

Early 19th century Regency mahogany cabinet, the moulded French black marble top raised over frieze with carved gadroon detail above moulded door with bead and gadroon motif and bras...

Early 19th century Regency mahogany chiffonier. The three quarter gallery superstructure with shelves, the projecting lower section with outset corners, the twin doors with pleated f...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Early 19th Century Regency/Georgian Giltwood Circular Convex Butler's Mirror Circular molded frame made of gilt and partially ebonized wood, decorated with rope-like elements with a...

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 ...