Gesso Mirrors

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 ...

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...

English oval gilt carved wood and gesso scrolled foliage wall mirror with centered floral urn crest. Early 19th century.

Large scale Empire gold gilt and ebony black mirror is a large statement piece. The giltwood finish is complemented by a lovely ebony black washed gesso patina. The neoclassical embo...

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

K0373 An attractive turn-of-the-century French Rococo-inspired overmantel mirror, dating to circa 1900. This elegant piece features a beautifully moulded and beaded frame, crowned wi...

A rare and highly unusual French Napoleon III carved wood, gesso and gilded frame with a modern mirror in it. The frame is decorated with cartouches and is further embellished with...

A Large and Important George I Gilt-Gesso Pier Glass, Attributed to John Belchier, Circa 1725. England. Divided by the original arched and rectangular soft bevelled mirror plates within a gadrooned and foliate-carved border surmounted by an impressive foliate crest, flanked by profusly carved scrolling acanthus wings above a punch decorated carved frieze. Provenance Clopton Hall, Rattlesden, Suffolk John Belchier ‘The Sun’, south side of St Paul's Churchyard, London; cabinet maker (fl.1699-d. 1753). This impressive mirror can be confidently attributed to the London cabinetmaker John Belchier based on similarities with two large pier glasses he supplied in 1723 and 1726 to John Meller at Erdigg in Denbighshire, Wales (National Trust; illustrated, Early Georgian Furniture, by Adam Bowett, p.292 plates 6:50-51). Originally destined for the Second Best Bedroom and Best Bedchamber respectively, they now hang in the Saloon. The earlier mirror shares comparable strapwork cresting with double scrolls centering a mask whilst the second incorporates bold, inward-curving scrolls carved in high relief along the upper border of the frame that overlap onto the top edge of the plate. These distinctive, palm-like scrolls appear on other mirrors attributed to Belchier, among them an example in the Untermyer Collection, Metropolitan Museum, New York (46.116), and a girandole mirror also with a central winged cherub mask in the crest sold Sotheby's London, 20 November 2007, lot 13. John Belchier (d.1753), possibly of Huguenot origin, was born in Oxfordshire and served his apprenticeship with the London Joiners' Company from 1699-1707. By 1717 he was established at 'The Sun' in St Paul's Churchyard, London, where his trade bill described his activities as a supplier of 'All sorts of Cabinet Work, Chairs, Glasses, Sconces, & Coach Glasses’, and another trade bill indicated he ‘Grinds & Makes-up all sorts of fine Peer & Chimney Glasses and Glass Sconces, Likewise all Cabbinet Makers Goods’, suggesting mirrors and sconces were a particular specialty of his workshop. His most significant client was the London lawyer and Master of the High Court of Chancery John Meller (1665-1733) for his country estate at Erdigg near Wrexham, and in addition to pier glasses and sconces Belchier provided a magnificent carved and gilt wood State Bed in 1720 and is believed to have supplied two japanned bureau...

Vintage, fully handcrafted pieces finished with gold leaf. Each mirror features a unique arrangement of geometrical wooden rays, forming an elegant sunburst design. This charming pai...

An exceptionally rich French oval mirror dating from the second half of the 19th century, executed in the refined and highly decorative vocabulary associated with the Napoleon III pe...

Pair of Italian Neoclassical gilt wood and gesso foliage fruit basket wall mirrors, Late 18th Century. Mirrors retain the original silvered glass and wood backing.

Russian gilt carved wood and gesso wall mirror with an arched painted lapis cornice, flanking fluted acanthus columns, and decorated with lambs tongue, bell flower, interior bead wor...

Antique French Louis Philippe-era mirror gilded with gold leaf,very decorative and original is the design of the frame on the front,as of great quality of execution is the splendid w...

English Prince of Wales gilt wood and gesso acanthus foliage with flanking cascading bell flowers girandole convex wall mirror, Early 19th Century. Mirror retains the original silve...

A charming French giltwood trumeau mirror with inset portrait of Marie Antoinette (period Louis XVI, circa 1790). The trumeau has a nicely-carved ribbon cartouche with laurel swags, ...

Regency Triple Plate Sculptured Mirror or Over Mantle The Regency carved Frame is a rectangular shape, it has a decorative Old Gold patina with columns at either side and along the...

Pair of Louis XVI Style, Large Wall or Floor Mirrors, Giltwood, Gesso, Europe, 19th C. Exquisite Pair of striking large giltwood and gesso mirrors, each featuring a central beveled p...

A very good Regency gilt triple plate mirror, bevelled mirrors, Mars being pulled by a charriot, black balls, cointhium columns, in excellent overall condition. 58.5" length 35.5" h...

A French gilt wood and gesso mirror with mirrored border, circa 1900.

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 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...

K0516 Superb  19th century giltwood wall mirror, having beautifully aged glass with heavy silvering graduation and other imperfections in finely carved gilded frame with floral, leaf...

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...

Mid Century Tutankhamun Inspired Wall Mirror This is a large and very attractive piece, taking its inspiration for the 1960s enthusiasm for all things Egyptian The tall mirror is f...

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

A Fine French 19th Century Louis XVI Style giltwood and gesso carved sconce mirror (Wall-Light) girandole with candelabra. The scrolled carved mirror frame surmounted with a pair of ...

A Rare George I Gilt-Gesso Pier Glass Mirror, Circa 1725. England. In the Manner of John Belchier The mirror has an elaborately carved gilt-gesso frame, which was a hallmark of luxu...

Italian Neoclassical gilt carved wood and gesso wall mirror with scrolled acanthus foliage motif. Mirror retains the original looking glass. 18th century

This is an antique overmantle mirror. An English, giltwood and gesso pier mirror, dating to the Regency period, circa 1820. Superb country house appeal, with a refined appearance Di...

Early 20th-Century Giltwood Rectangular Mirror with Floral Details on the Frame. Spain, 1930s-1940s From the Art Deco Period with neoclassical decorative accents. Large size. The fra...

Antique Arts & Crafts in the late Victorian period mirror in wood frame with gesso design with a decorative flat frame with acorns & leaf pattern. The inner frame with a stri...

Antique c1900s Fine Gilt Gesso Rococo Style Tear Drop Shape Wall Mirror

An Excellent Late 19th Century Giltwood and Gesso Carved Mirror This exceptional quality mirror is of rectangular form, with intricately hand carved sea shells and floral designs. ...

Pair of Italian gilt carved wood wall mirrors with ribbons , flanking urns , medallions , & floral swags . Late 18th Century. Mirrors retain the original glass & wood back .

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...

A lovely Victorian bevelled glass oval gilt wall mirror, original back boards with 1886 Islington Gazette paper under, in lovely condition throughout, can be hung portrait or landsca...

19th century English Regency over Mantel Adam style mirror having and architectural form with a pediment on top. Hand gesso and carved with classical motives of urns, swags, bows and...

French gilt carved wood and gesso wall mirror with a rope motif border, flanking floral corners, interior molded edge, and resting on molded rectangular plinths, Early 19th century.

This beautiful antique mirror was made in Southern France in the mid 19th century. It has the upper rounded corners that are typical for Louis...

Contemporary artistic mirror. Octogonal shape sculptural composition, hand carved. Original creation of materials and colors. Limited edition, number 4 out of 8. In the back, signed ...

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 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.

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

Louis XVI period parcel-gilt and polychrome trumeau mirror with a painting of Venus ringed by putti. Venus and putti are framed in a gilded oval frame with ...

A good venetian wall mirror, carved giltwood, in very good overall condition. 40" high 30.5" wide You are welcome to view this item at our showroom, please phone ahead of visiting....

Magnificient sunburst golden mirror. This exquisite piece was entirely hand-carved and features two tiers of gilded wooden rays, each one uniquely shaped to create a striking and har...

Influenced by Art Nouveau aesthetics, this exquisite mirror is entirely hand-carved from wood and finished with traditional gold leaf techniques. It features two levels of meticulous...

This is a beautiful hand carved, gessoed and gilded George II mirror. Dating from the mid eighteenth century. This incredibly large mirror is stunning and actually downright imposing...

Beautiful French giltwood mirror from the Charles X period, (circa 1830). The mirror features carved floral details in the corners and vine design on the sides. Nice old mercury glas...

An exceptional and rare French Regence period mirror, crafted circa 1715, boasting extraordinary scale, symmetry, and ornamental quality. The elaborately carved giltwood frame is cro...

Large contemporary wall mirror created by French artists Pascal & Annie LENIAU. The hand-sculpted “Octogone Brun Sépia” mirror is a octogone sculptural composition. An original creat...

Vintage handcrafted golden sunburst mirror. Composed of a double row of gilded wooden rays. Each ray has been individually carved and it has received a handcrafted treatment based on...

This is a 19th-C. French Louis Philippe giltwood mirror with a Greek key pattern and beaded molding. The water-gilt and the embossed Greek key pattern have red undertones. It dates a...

This elegant antique Northern French mirror, dating to around 1850, is distinguished by its rare horizontal oval form—an unusual configuration within the Louis Philippe period, where...

18th century gilt mirror with arched plate in the manner of Belcher. Hightly decorated throughout, the frame displays scrolled foliate detail...

Contemporary wall mirror created by French artists Pascal & Annie LENIAU. The hand-sculpted “Rouge-Fushia” mirror is a geometric sculptural composition in the shape of a “face”. An o...

French Regence period giltwood parclose mirror (18th century), with beautifully-detailed carved birds and scallop shell on pediment, and flowers and other decoration around the frame...

Hand-carved and gilded vintage mirror, crafted from wood and finished with traditional gold leaf techniques. It features twenty wooden rays with refined Art Nouveau influence. A dist...

A Fine Example of a Regency Carved Giltwood and Gesso Convex Wall Mirror. Rare to find of this quality in its original unrestored condition. The pediment surmounted with a finely car...

Rectangular plate within a carved giltwood frame