Adam Style Giltwood Girandole

An Empire style giltwood overmantel mirror, 19th century, the rectangular vertical plate within a grapevine and rosette decorated frame.

A monumental 19th century Baroque style giltwood armchair, very regal.

Regency style mirror with painted and giltwood decoration.

Regency style giltwood round mirror with beveled plate, lovely m finish.

A Regency giltwood convex girandole mirror. The 13 inch convex plate with ebonized reeded surround is mounted in a concave frame with beaded and rope edges and ball spacers. The ...

This incredibly rare pair of Louis XV-period giltwood mirrored girandoles capture the grandeur, grace and opulence of the Rococo movement in the decorative arts. Each opulent mirror is exquisitely framed with voluminous flourishes of naturalistic motifs exemplary of the Louis XV era’s organic, deliberately asymmetrical stylings. Holding four candles each, these outstanding mirrored girandoles would have decoratively flanked a room of the period elegantly, illuminating the giltwood lustrously and providing ambient light reflected in the mirrored glass. Mirrors have long played an integral role in decorative design, often serving as focal points of a room. Dating back to the 13th century, the first French looking glasses were very small, yet enormously precious. Because these early mirrors...

Elegant pair of 19th century Continental Neoclassical style giltwood oval girandole mirrors Each with an acanthus leaf border, the crest centered by an oval medallion topped with a V...

Pair of Louis XV style carved and giltwood oval girandoles, the shell and scroll crest above beaded and gadrooned oval frame and terminating in triple scrolled candle arms.