Gold Girandoles

One large French modern neoclassical double arm metal wall light / sconce / girandole with mirrored backs in the style of Mathieu Mategot. The metal frame is pierced and the mirror h...

Very fine George I carved and gilt mirror, circa 1720, in the manner of John Belchier having an ostrich feather plume over tasseled central lambrequin, d...

Petite pair of two candle mirrored wall sconces from the sumptuous Belle Époque era. Foliate scrolls with full leaf motif bobeche. Priced as a set. See...

An elegant late 18th century English George III giltwood girandole mirror of refined neoclassical form, featuring an oval mirror plate framed by delicately carved bead-and-reel moldi...

Pair of narrow, rectangular gilt bronze girandoles with beveled mirror and twin candelabra, circa 1890. Ornately decorated frame with openwork of fleur-de-lis, renaissance architectu...

A very pretty pair of English Chinese Chippendale style carved giltwood girandoles, each crested with an eagle resting on a stylized foliate surround. The mirrors are decorated, one ...

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...

Pair of American convex gilt carved wood and gesso girandole wall mirrors with opposing flanking eagles on rocky plinths perched to flee, acanthus gilt wood carvings, decorative meda...

A George III Giltwood Pier Mirror In the Manner of Thomas Johnson An exceptionally detailed design; the superb carved decoration housing a shaped rectangular plate and undulating mirrored borders; the inner frame closely tied to the outer frame and leading the eye around the mirror. The grandiose masterful carving incorporating C-scrolls, flowering branchwork, stylized icicles, acanthus leaves, and distinctive architectural follies and figures which firmly place this mirror within the canon of Johnson's greatest designs. The confident execution is a great testament to the technical prowess and artistic creativity of one of the greatest carvers and designers of the eighteenth century, circa 1760. Provenance Edward Cecil Guinness, 1st Earl of Iveagh, Farmleigh, Co. Dublin, (1880?-1927); The Earls of Iveagh, Farmleigh, Co. Dublin & Elveden Hall, Suffolk (1927-2018). Thomas Johnson (1723-1799) Thomas Johnson was one of the most skilled carvers and furniture designers in Georgian England. Drawing inspiration from the Fables of Aesop, the rococo, China, and the idealised rustic life, his work is whimsical, exuberant and witty. Chippendale borrowed freely from his work. Johnson was a founder member of the 'Antigallican Society', a group who excoriated the French taste. In addition to its relation to Johnson's designs, this mirror also reflects the influence of Lock, the great master with whom he worked for a period. Lock published many sketches and pattern books, including A New Book of Ornaments for Looking Glasses in 1752, introducing several idiosyncratic features which Johnson would adopt such as the small decorative urns...

With original gilding. Broken arch pediment with central shell carving over a beveled mirror plate set within a frame with carved shaped corners , backplates that once held candle arms.

An absolutely stunning and quite rare pair of framed French or English Polished Brass Girandole Wall Mirrors in the Neo-Classical taste, of compact size and exceptional quality. Mid ...

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

Mid-20th century oval girandole mirror fitted with three candle arms. Originally had five candle arms. The oval mirror glass bordered by thumb print cuts and framed in giltwood.

A great mirror by Tommi Parzinger for Charak Modern, circa 1950s. Brass candleholders, large decorative ring handles, brass X-details.

Georgian gilt carved wood and gesso girandole wall mirror with two original scrolled spur bronze sconces and shell motif. Early 18th Century. Mirror retains the original wood backing...