Early 19th Century Regency Convex Mirror, 48″ x 26″

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...

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 ...

An impressive Regency giltwood carved convex wall mirror. 19th century. With ebonized rim and surmounted by an Eagle.

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...