Pair of Irish Antique Carved Giltwood Overmantel Mirrors

Large antique Irish carved giltwood overmantel mirror. The rope twist decorated shaped frame, surmounted by an ornate foliate pediment with flanking ...

A very fine pair of late 18th century neoclassical, carved and giltwood oval mirrors with original plates. The beaded oval frames have tall classical urns capped with ears of wheat, ...

Antique carved gilt-wood mirror in the Rococo revival style. The gold gilt wooden frame, exuberantly carved in the Rococo manner, with acanthus, f...

A carved giltwood mirror of very large-scale and great quality, made by Froom & Cribbs of London. The beautifully carved wooden frame decorated with flowers and foliage. The scrolled arched top centred by an open scallop cartouche with cresting eagle. Both the frame and glass are in good condition. Stamped on the back with important London makers name and address. Froom & Cribbs 1832-1849. At 136 Strand, London. Carvers and gilders, looking glass manufacturers, picture frame makers. William Froom (1791-1865) was christened in 1791 at St George the Martyr, Southwark, the son of William and Martha Froom. He first comes to notice in 1825, when he attended a meeting of more than fifty master carvers and gilders who resolved to resist the demands of journeymen for an increase in wages (The Times 30 June 1825). He followed Fentham & Co (qv) at 136 Strand, using the description, ‘Late Fentham & Co’, on his trade label for many years. By 1829 Froom had entered into a short-lived partnership with William Cribb (qv), which was dissolved in 1831 (London Gazette 3 May 1831). William Froom and his wife Elizabeth Anne had five children born between 1831 and 1840, christened at St Mary-le-Strand.William Froom was a customer of the composition ornament maker, George Jackson & Sons (qv), 1836-1842 (see Jackson account book, V&A Archive of Art and Design, AAD/2012/1/2/3). In the 1839 directory Froom was listed as a looking glassmaker and in the 1841 census as a plate glass manufacturer. He would appear to have retired from business in 1849 from his entries in the Post Office directory. In the 1851 census he was living in Oxford Square...

A large antique painted wooden fireplace with overmantel mirror. Made in the George II Palladian taste and retaining its original painted fin...

Impressive mid-19th century carved statuary marble fireplace. The fireplace has a deep and moulded break fronted shelf, upheld by two large carved corbels with perched eagles, preeni...

19th century carved giltwood overmantel mirror with carved acanthus leaves and C-scrolls. The apron flanked by carved acanthus leaves.

This beautiful mirror will look wonderful placed on a woman’s dressing table. It features an ebony frame which is intricately carved with a variety of motifs, inspired by classical design. The item is composed of an oval mirror, which is set within a shaped rectangular wooden frame. The frame is crowned by a medallion containing a portrait of a woman’s head in profile. This is decorated with a ribbon bow and flower swags which are held by two female figures, positioned either side of the medallion. The women have classical style nude...

Exquisite 19th century antique French Qak Black Forest beveled framed mirror or firescreen~~c. 1880s We were fortunate enough to obtain this outstanding mirror or firescreen and other contents of a French castle estate~~most certainly commissioned pieces for a family of wealth or royalty~~High quality 19th century Black Forest, Gothic and Renaissance Revival pieces in spectacular condition Black Forest furniture...

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

A Napoleon III Giltwood and Gilt-Gesso Overmantel Mirror. France, Circa 1860 This fine and large overmantle mirror is designed in the Louis ...

Very fine George III oval neoclassical mirror with flowering urn finial draped with bellflower garlands, over acanthus leaf carved base, having festoons and scrolls, over fluted oval...