Classical Giltwood Girandole Mirror or Carved Eagle, English or American

Pair of American gilt carved wood girandole mirrors with flanking eagles on rock plinths perched to flee , upper and lower acanthus carved floral motif, ebonized reeded circular mold...

An English giltwood convex girandole bullseye mirror from the 19th century, with carved eagle motif. Created in England during the 19th century, this giltwood girandole mirror attracts our attention with its eagle marking the upper section. His detailed winged extended, the eagle is standing on grapes. The circular frame, surrounding a convex mirror plate, is accented with petite spheres and an ebonized inner molding, while the ensemble is completed with a sunburst motif adorning the lower section. With its great presence and lovely colors, this 19th century English bullseye mirror...

Pair of English George II (circa 1750) giltwood shaped form wall mirrors / girandoles with elaborate carved scroll designs and two Pairs of lights emanating from the center. (PRICED ...

In the style of Robert Adam. Urn form finial with leaf tip swags and scrolls over an oval beveled mirror and a pair of candle arms flanked by leaves and seed pods terminating on urns...

Period American Federal convex girandole mirror of monumental size. Giltwood with original gilding and mirror. New York.

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...