Gesso Mirrors

Early 20thC English Barbola oval table mirror adorned with delicate little flowers. This rare Barbola piece retains its original backing & easel. In excellent vintage condition. ...

An elegant and highly decorative Italian Rococo Revival wall mirror from the late 19th century. The mirror features a beautifully carved giltwood frame with fluid rocaille ornament, ...

A super Victorian oval mirror on the large side, with bow detailing and bevelled mirror plate, in lovely original condition. 37" high 27" wide You are welcome to view this item at ...

Antique quality large natural gesso (with loads of aging and patination) overmantle or wall mirror, mid 20th Century with lovely charm and elegance. Could be hung in portrait or land...

Gilt oak leaf branches mirror, probably American, circa 1950s. Wonderful patina to both the gilt frame and the original mirrored glass. It measures an impressive 53.75" height x 39" ...

Dramatic Large Rococo mirror with original paint. A few missing elements, barely noticeable. Wired to hang both horizontally and vertically.

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...

Large early 19th Century Italian Lombardy mirror. Fine detailed frame with black and gilt finish. Original glass plate.

Glitzy Asian style wall mirror having fabulous bird decoration in the top corners. By Friedman Brothers

Neoclassical style giltwood and gesso mirror. The rectangular mirror plate within a leaf-tip carved surround, surmounted by an arched cresting carved with grape clusters and farm im...

An 18th century Italian Venetian-style wall mirror with original silvered patina.

Pair of English Queen Anne burl walnut beveled wall mirrors with central gilt wood shell and foliage decorations, flanking upper star etchings, scalloped gilt foliage interior and ex...

An exceptional split plate Italian mirror Dating to circa 1730, Genoa, Italy. This astonishing mirror is of exceptional proportions, the split mercury plate foxed and worn to perfe...

A Pair of French Belle Epoqué Louis XV Style Giltwood and Gesso Carved Trumeau Mirrors. The slender carved framed each crowned with a rosette flaked by floral bouquets and scrolled a...

A very good Edwardian round mirror, bevelled plate, frame with ribbed and bow detailing, in good order throughout. 20" diameter You are welcome to view this item at our showroom, p...

This is a wonderful early Italian Venetian carved wood and gesso mirror that was updated probably in the 1970's with bright orange paint which is coordinated with the original gold a...

This is the sweetest 18 inch square wooden frame with a faux bois molded decoration. It would be fabulous in a rustic, Adirondack, shabby or white painted decor. The wonderful faux b...

A very handsome early 19th century Regency Period cream painted & gilded console mirror. The frame showing an overhanging gilded architectural cornice surmounting a applied gilded an...

A Charming Whimsical French 19th-20th Century 'Belle Époque' Gilt-Wood and Gesso Carved Triptych Figural Pier Mirrors. The scrolled Rococo floral, acan...

A Very Fine and Large Whimsical French 19th/20th-Century Louis XV-Style Belle Époque Giltwood and Gesso Carved Figural Mirror Frame. The beautifully carved and cast crest crowned by ...

The two-tone painted, rectangular frame with ornate gilt highlights throughout. Perfect in an entryway, to elongate a hall way or above a mantel horizontally. The neutral mirror may...

Hand carved and gilt wall mirror with leather like inner border and brass beading.

Regency carved giltwood convex mirror, circa 1820 in date. The convex mirror is surrounded by an ebonized elegant reeded slip and a giltwood moulded frieze with ball mounts. The carv...

George II giltwood and gesso mirror with beveled two glass parts within a lattice and flowerhead decorated border. Frame is decorated with flowerheads and scrolling acanthus and surm...

A gorgeous 19th Century French mirror with a silver leaf frame. Original glass mirror plate and pine backboards. The frame is wood and gesso which has been gilded with silver leaf ...

A beautiful gilt gesso wall mirror, most likely was originally a mirrored central panel, the gesso floral swags and raised beaded edge clearly and wonderfully time worn, areas of los...

Fine Rococo Style Large 53x40 Wall Mirror Rococo Style Made in Italy Mint

K0598 A large  XIXth century giltwood wall mirror, having arched glass with minor imperfections in finely carved, moulded and gilded frame with leafy scrolls to the base and floral c...

The Oval Antique Mirror with Cimasa rich with flowers, leaves and scrollwork offered here dates back to the mid-19th century.  The round antique mirror from the 1800s has a Gilded F...

Italian Neoclassical shell and foliage crest gilt wood wall mirror with a serpentine rope border, flanking corner dolphins with intertwined rope, and resting on a lower outset corner...

A Magnificent Pair of George II Style English Carved Giltwood ‘Rococo’ Wall Mirrors After A Design By Thomas Johnson. Of large proportions, each mirror having a cartouche-shaped plate within a profusely carved and pierced branch-entwined frame with stylised acanthus foliate rocaille and ‘C’-scroll decoration, architectural motifs and running dogs, surmounted by an asymmetrical pagoda form cresting with rockwork spires and a seated rustic couple holding a basket, flanked by confronted Ho-Ho birds, with a conforming asymmetrical apron of acanthus and waterwork icicles centred by a perching bird. This magnificent and ornate pair of English wall mirrors or ‘pier glasses’ are refined and reduced from a design by Thomas Johnson (1723–1799) first published in 1756 and included in his ‘Collections of Designs’ (1758), plate 4, and republished in his ‘One Hundred and Fifty New Designs" (1761) as plate 22. Pier Glasses were designed to be placed on the wall or 'pier' between windows; as well as forming part of a decorative scheme they provided an important functional use, creating a reversal of dynamic with the windows at night, reflecting and maximising the light given off by candles or oil lamps. Johnson’s asymmetrical design creates a sense of fluidity and lightness to the mirrors, employing ‘contraste’ in the placing or absence of elements, to create a stylised form, which through the dynamic tension of its constituent parts instils the mirrors with a sense of playfulness and vitality. In London throughout the 1740s and 1750s there developed a great enthusiasm for the whimsical Rococo style, and it rapidly became the height of fashion, popularised, and disseminated throughout the country and further afield by cabinetmakers’ 'Books of Prices', and 'Directories'. The second half of the 19th century saw a revival of the Rococo style in England and many designers and furniture makers turned once again to Chippendale’s ‘Director’ and designs by Matthias Lock and Thomas Johnson for inspiration, with fine examples based on modified designs or specific plates. Thomas Johnson’s designs, executed in a vigourous picturesque manner, are often inspired by the work of earlier French designers, transposing motifs taken from engraved ornament by Jean Bérain, Daniel Marot, William de la Cour, J. B. Toro and Francis Barlow...

A very fine and large French 19th-20th century Louis XV style Belle Epoque giltwood and gesso carved figural mirror frame, surmounted with a hovering cherub, a cherub mask, scrolls, ...

Ornate gilt mirror, Italian, circa 1950s. Retains warm original patina to both the gilt wood frame and the original mirrored glass.

English Queen Anne gilt carved wood and gesso shaped crest foliage wall mirror with the original beveled mirror and wood backing. Mid 18th Century

P0220 Superb XIXth century French chateau giltwood mirror of versatile form, can be position horizontally or vertically, having original glass with characterful foxing in giltwood fr...

P0172 Very attractive antique French giltwood wall mirror of versatile form, it can be hung horizontal or vertical way, having replacement glass in moulded and gilded frame with flor...

Gesso Pierced Wood Gold Leaf Frame Oval Round Rococo Wall Mirror c1920s MINT!

A large and impressive French, 18th century Louis XVI period carved and giltwood trumeau mirror with antique mercury glass panels. A period oil on canvas painting of an expansive landscape with hunters is enclosed in a carved giltwood arched framework, surmounted by a stylized shell cartouche and supported by carved giltwood laurel...

With an overall foliate scrolled frame. The open fan form crest over a painted mirror cartouche panel with a basket of colorful flowers reminiscent of the type of subject seen in The...

Large Oval Gesso Mirror Decorated with Fruit This Mirror has an 3.5” wide oval frame, this is intricately carved and decorated in gesso with fruit The Oval frame is in attractive s...

Extraordinary cast gesso Italian Rococo style mirror in white lacquer with filigree and shell detail. Perfect for a vanity, over mantel or in the bedroom over a long dresser. Serge R...

An Ornate French 19th-20th Century Louis XVI Style Giltwood and Gesso Carved Mirror.The rectangular shaped frame crowned with a floral urn flanked by acanthus, scrolls and leaves, th...

Large light brown washed and carved mirror circa 1870-1899. Gesso-covered mirror washed in light brown color with remnants of original terracotta color size...

A Magnificent Mid 19th Century Napoleon III Carved Giltwood and Gesso Mirror The elaborately designed mirror with female figures rising from pedestals to either side, at top putti emerge from scrolling foliate flanking a central monogrammed cartouch crowned with female mask with star atop, at base scrolling foliate meet over a horn and pan flute...

Gold Leaf Branches Mirror, probably Italian, circa 1960s. Retains warm original patina to both the gilt frame and mirror that only come with age.

This antique French Louis Philippe mirror was made in France around 1880 and is a refined example of the understated elegance characteristic of the period. The frame features a sophi...

French Trumeau painted and gilt carved wood gesso wall mirror with quiver of arrows, tassels, intertwined foliage torchieres, gilt b...

A tall and impressive French 19th-20th century Belle Époque giltwood and gesso carved grand hall figural mirror. The imposing slender frame crowned with an allegorical group centered...

Full length French 19th Century Louis Philippe Wall Mirror Original 19th Century French Chic Furnishing, the 3” Gold frame has a charming age darkened finish and the bottom corners...

Vintage, fully handcrafted mirror finished with gold leaf. This striking piece features a unique arrangement of geometric wooden rays forming an elegant sunburst design, inspired by ...

Large early 19th Century Northern Italian Louis Philippe gilt mirror from the Lombardy region.  Superb quality fine detailed frame with original gilding. Original mercury glass mirr...

Original and magnificent English Regency period overmantel mirror --Original mirrors --Lion heads, Corinthian columns, and neoclassical frieze --Middle frieze depicts the nine Muses...

A beautiful Victorian Giltwood Oval Marginal Plate Mirror of good proportions. The oval wood and gesso frame equally interspersed with attractive cartouche decoration. The outer rim ...

A stunning Art Deco mirror featuring the original glass. The swirl motif frame is hand painted in French blue. There are aged defects to the silver in the mirrored glass. The glass c...

A nice and simple ebonized and gilt mirror with its original back and a nicely foxed plate. The plate may be a later replacement which has genuine age and attractive wear.

K0618 A Large Victorian Overmantel giltwood mirror or arched form, having original glass with some foxing and desirable sparkle in gilded frame with moulded can finely carved cornice...

A very imposing 19th Century French gilded carved wood and Gesso wall mirror. Having wonderful scrolling foliate, flower and shell decoration. With a bevelled glass mirror plate to t...

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

French Louis Phillipe gilt carved wood and gesso wall mirror with flanking rounded corners, floral etching, and interior single row of beading. Mirror retains the original silvered g...

This is an antique hall mirror. A French, gilt gesso ornate mirror in the Baroque manner, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1850. Eye-c...