French 19th Century Oval Gold Leaf Carved Mirror, Torch, Quiver, Floral Motif

On offer here is a large antique oval mirror that was made in France in the second half of the 19th century, circa 1860. The mirror is decorated with beautiful ornaments with rich sy...

Decorate a powder room with this elegant antique gilt mirror! Crafted in France, circa 1870, the mirror is decorated at the pediment with a flower vase cartouche in the center flanke...

Elegant oval mirror set in a molded wood frame with a beaded inside trim and painted off-white. Beveled glass, with a distressed and crackled silver b...

An elegant 19th century French Louis XVI style oval shaped giltwood mirror having a beveled mirror glass surrounded by a highly detailed frame featuring ornately carved acanthus leav...

This beautiful rectangular golden mirror is made in France, circa 1870. The frame is decorated with highly detailed baroque ornaments such ...

A truly stunning large scale 19th century French carved giltwood overmantle mirror. The intricate carving on the organic floral border that is depicted all the way around culminates ...

This beautiful and tall antique French mirror is completely gold leaf gilt and is made in Louis Philippe style with it's typical rounded upper corners. The mirror frame has a classic...

19th century French Louis XVI oval painted mirror represent the essence of the classical style, with a graceful oval form unencumbered with adornm...

A beautiful large oval mirror with rich ornaments and original facetted mirror plate. The mirror has a very warm antique look and feel. The mirror has an ornate top decoration with a central “fleur de lis” with floral elements. At the bottom, there is also a smaller decoration with acanthus and floral elements. This mirror is made in Southern France and it has a solid pine frame that was smoothened with gesso. The most elevated part of the frame features a floral engraving and the inner part is adorned with a Classic pearl beading. The ornaments were casted with the use of ground cattle bone and plaster, reinforced with steel wires. The mixture of these materials is used in early mirror frames. Before casting was common practice, ornaments were hand carved in wood. A time consuming process and with the growing demand for these mirrors, new production methods were introduced. Later on larger...

A beautiful 19th century French mirror with lovely natural wear to the gilding. With original foxed mercury mirror plate which twinkles when it catches the light. 158cm high with the...