Pair of 18th Century Girandole Mirrors Attributed to Thomas Johnson

A large-scale, completely original pair of hand-carved, gessoed and 22k gold gilded Venetian crest form mirrors featuring foliate reliefs, flags and dramatic crowns comprised of batt...

Mid 18th Century Irish carved giltwood oval girandole mirror attributed to John Booker. Boasting a highly ornate carved giltwood border surrounded by vine stock with leaves and bunch...

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 ...

A very fine and impressive English Rococo 19th century Chinese Chippendale style figural gilt-wood carved over mantel or pier mirror in the manner of Thomas Johnson, after his collec...

A fine naturalistically carved oval mirror with bird, branch and stylized animal decoration in the manner of Thomas Johnson. An exceptionally fin...

A George III style carved giltwood mirror After a design by Thomas Johnson Of grandiose proportions, the central oval glass plate built up in a concentric arrangement of mercury ...

19th Century pair girandole mirrors with bevelled glass and brass frames with arched tops and bases. Each with a pair of scroll stemmed candle holders.

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...

A very good quality pair of 19th Century carved gilt wood Girondoles, each with Classical Chinese Chippendale style scrolling foliated pagoda decoration.

A very attractive and early pair of giltwood mirrors with pine carved frames with gesso and gilt overlay. The frames with foliate scrolls and open flower heads, vines and each with crest of a beautiful skylark – a symbol of love and joy. Each mirror with four original candle sconces and green/gold painted reserves bordering the mirror plates. The mirror plates are in very good order with no significant depletions or fogging and with a soft silvery hue and clear reflection. The frames with small losses, old repairs/faults but in very good condition for age. A really good and true pair of early 19th Century...