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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
18th Century Chinoiserie Lacquered Table Mirror
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This unusual table-top 'Psyche' table mirror dates from the 18th century, its wooden frame beautifully crafted from yellow-lacquered wood and decorated with hand-painted chinoiserie ...
Category
French Chinoiserie Antique 18th Century and Earlier Mirrors
Materials
Beech, Mirror
George III Mahogany Dressing Mirror
Located in Huntington, NY
A lovely George III Mahogany dressing mirror, it’s oval mounted
Above a serpentine case with 3 drawers raised on bracket feet. Brass
Handles & keyhole escutcheon.
Category
George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Mirrors
Materials
Brass
Italian 17th Century Louis XIV Period Double Framed Giltwood Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A rare and extremely high quality Italian late 17th/early 18th century Louis XIV period double framed giltwood mirror, from the famous Palazzo Borghese...
Category
Italian Louis XIV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
18th Century Silver Gilt Mirror
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Wonderful 18th century silver gilt mirror.
With decorative carved detailing and an original mercury glass plate.
Circa 1780.
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Pair of George II Giltwood Pier Mirrors, from collection of Walter P. Chrysler
Located in London, GB
The giltwood frame with a soft lustre, each having scroll arched pediment, centred by a pronounced shell with acanthus decoration above the original bevelled plates within a foliate ...
Category
English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
18th Century Louis XIV Italian Gilt Frames Pair of Oval Small Frames From Rome
Located in Milano, MI
From Italy Rome, a unique Louis XIV Pair of 1700s Italian Giled Terracotta Frames, they are almost a pair of similar form and age but with slight differences. The two lovely small oval frames were probably made for framing oval miniatures, they are empty now, come from a private Italian collection and can be used as mirrors. They are in good condition consistent with age, they are older than 300 years, with old restorations and minor losses in a few curls and small felures. See, closed-up picture details. It is more common to find these kinds of antique small frames...
Category
Italian Louis XIV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Mirrors
Materials
Terracotta
English Chippendale Six Candle Arm Gilt Wood & Gesso Foliage Wall Mirror, C 1770
Located in Charleston, SC
English Chippendale serpentine form six candle arm gilt wood and gesso foliage wall mirror, Late 18th Century
Category
English Chippendale Antique 18th Century and Earlier Mirrors
Materials
Gesso, Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
18th Century French Louis XVI Boiserie Trumeau With Monkey
Located in Houston, TX
18th Century French Louis XVI Boiserie Trumeau With Monkey.
Stunning and rare period Louis XVI painted boiserie trumeau mirror with a hand painted m...
Category
French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
18th Century George III Carved Mirror in the Manner of Thomas Johnson
Located in London, GB
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...
Category
British George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
Period Giltwood Italian Salvator Rosa Frame
Located in Roma, IT
Salvator Rosa last 17th century giltwood frame.
Internal measurements cm 32.x 40.8
Pure example of Italian Salvator Rosa gild wood frame of 17th century.
"Salvator Rosa" is the famo...
Category
Italian Louis XIV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Baroque Gilt Gesso Wall Mirror with Mirrored O
Located in Westfield, MA
This Antique Late 18th Century Italian Baroque Gilt Gesso Wall Mirror is a magnificent representation of the ornate Baroque style, with its gilded gesso frame and stunning mirrored o...
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Late 18th Century Carved Oak Mirror From A Chateau Near Rouen (Near Normandy B
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning late 18th-century French carved oak mirror, in the Louis XVI style, originates from a château near Rouen, located close to the Normandy beaches. A masterpiece of crafts...
Category
French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Oak
Antique George III Admiral Lord Nelson Rope & Tassel Giltwood Over Mantel Mirror
Located in Dayton, OH
Extremely Rare Example of a Period Late 18th Century George III Admiral Lord Nelson Over Mantel Mirror. An oval giltwood frame with rope and tassel...
Category
George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Mirrors
Materials
Hardwood
George III Giltwood Mirror
Located in Greenwich, CT
A carved giltwood Rococo mirror with excellent proportions, the cresting of a stylized acanthus carved with Rocaille with C-scrolls and S-scrolls decorating the sides and the bottom,...
Category
English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood, Mercury Glass
Louis XV Period Giltwood Mirror with Wine Trophy Crest, France, circa 1760
Located in Atlanta, GA
Impressively sized 18th century French Louis XV period mirror in giltwood mirror featuring elaborate carved Rococo designs and a rare wine troph...
Category
French Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Antique British Neoclassical William Kent Mirror
By William Kent
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Antique British neoclassical William Kent mirror.
This English polychrome painted parcel gilt frame was created in the early 18th century, circa 1...
Category
English Palladian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Top Quality Early Antique Renaissance Revival Wall Mirror Sculptured Frame Work
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning early antique Italian wall mirror with pen-hole connections.
Most antique collectors and enthusiasts buy their antiques, because ...
Category
Italian Renaissance Revival Antique 18th Century and Earlier Mirrors
Materials
Oak, Mirror
Pair Of Italian Rococo Giltwood Mirrors
Located in Essex, MA
Each with original gilded surface. Originally had a single candle arm likely in brass.
Category
Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Italian Baroque Carved Ebonized Frame/Mirror
Located in New York, NY
An exceptional Northern Italian Baroque intricately carved ebonized frame, inset with antiqued mirror glass. The frame with cove carved 'ripple' molding and its original forged iron hook...
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Walnut
Italian Neoclassical Giltwood Mirror
Located in New York, NY
Italian Neoclassical giltwood mirror. Antique gilt carved mirror with scrolled acanthus surround, leaf-tipped outer edge with cor...
Category
Italian Empire Antique 18th Century and Earlier Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
French Louis XV Period Giltwood Mirror
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very beautiful French Louis XV mirror wonderfully constructed from giltwood. The mirror effect is produced with silver leaf instead of mercury. A stunning accent piece.
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Large Rococo Pier Wall Mirror, 18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Large wall mirror in a gilded wood and stucco frame, designed in a vegetal style. The asymmetrical crest is richly adorned with flowing rocaille and festoon motifs. The more pronounc...
Category
European Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Wood, Giltwood
Large Regency Giltwood Oval Wall Mirror with Églomisé Border Circa 1790
Located in Richmond, London
A large oval wall mirror of the George III – early Regency period, in elegant giltwood frame with Églomisé (reverse-painted glass) border,
English, circa 1790.
Why we like it
A wond...
Category
English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Mirrors
Materials
Gold Leaf
18th Century George II Parcel Gilt and Walnut Mirror
Located in Bradenton, FL
A fine and impressive 18th Century Georgian giltwood and burl walnut mirror. Features scalloped gilt crest and ornate gilt surrounding the walnut frame. Centered with a parcel giltwo...
Category
English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Mirrors
Materials
Walnut, Giltwood
Pair of Rare Italian 17th Century Giltwood Baroque Mirrors, 1680
Located in Rome, IT
Exceptional pair of carved giltwood mirrors refined with precious tortoiseshell rectangular plate scrolled acanthus leaf cresting, architectural elements, winged putti and scrolled f...
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
18th Century German Carved Mirror
Located in Los Angeles, CA
18th century German mirror, finely detailed with a crown, coat of arms, vines with grapes and leaves, and petite birds, all surrounding an oval-shaped mirror.
Category
German Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Antique Italian Giltwood Trumeau Mirror with Harbor Scene Oil Painting, C. 1780
Located in Dallas, TX
This Italian trumeau mirror, hand-carved circa 1780, features a 20 ½” H x 38” W mirror set beneath a maritime oil painting. The giltwood frame has angular protrusions in the upper corner, each filled with a small, raised floret. An egg-and-dart border graces the edges of the frame, interrupted by stepped-out plinths at the bottom corners. Both the mirror pane and the painting are surrounded by bead and reel motifs.
The wonderfully executed painting depicts a bustling harbor filled with vessels from three different countries. A majority of the crafts feature English flags, while there is one from the Netherlands, with the third representation being a flag from the nation of Catalonia, which would later become an autonomous state in Spain. The blue sky, filled with white fluffy clouds, provides good weather for the numerous boats and ships navigating the choppy waters. Very mountainous terrain can be seen in the background, with a white lighthouse and a blue roof on the shore. In front of the highlands is tall Romanesque architecture comprised of several niches, transoms, and bricked columns topped with flowing greenery. Several men are gathered on the shore, carrying cargo to be loaded into boats approaching the harbor. Our Italian trumeau mirror with harbor scene oil painting...
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Mirrors
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Giltwood, Paint
A Spanish Gilded Mirror, 18th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Spanish Gilded Mirror, 18th Century
Provenance:
Private Old Melbourne Collection.
Description:
The plate encased by gilded fillets to ebonised primary frame, the outline of eac...
Category
Spanish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Mirrors
Materials
Wood
French Louis XVI 1790s Trumeau Mirror with Original Painting and Gilt Details
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XVI period wooden trumeau mirror from the late 18th century, with original painting and carved giltwood details. Born in France at the end of the reign of King Louis X...
Category
French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood, Paint
Italian 17th/ 18th Century Baroque Carved Wooden Silverleaf Mirror With Angels
Located in Buisson, FR
Amazing 17th/ 18th century hand carved silverleaf mirror. On the sides of the mirror you can see two angel heads on baroque curls and claw feet.
Italy, circa 1650-1750, weathered, s...
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Mirrors
Materials
Wood
18th century Spanish ebonised and guilt mirror
Located in Brecht, BE
wonderful patina on this Spanish ebonised and guilt pearwood framed mirror,
lovely foxed mirror glass ... chic, elegant, timeless ...
Category
Spanish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Pearwood
Pair of Italian Rococo Giltwood Mirrors
Located in Essex, MA
With original gilding in cleaned restored retail condition. Arched open crest with scroll and flower decoration over a mirror plate set in a conforming frame with open carved ear...
Category
Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Mirrors
Materials
Pine
Dutch Baroque Tortoiseshell Veneered & Ripple-Molded Ebonized Mirror, 17/18thc.
Located in Atlanta, GA
Of rectangular form with varying moldings of ripple and cushion forms, the frame overall with ebonized ground and applied tortoiseshell veneers
Category
Dutch Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Mirrors
Materials
Tortoise Shell
Italian Eighteenth Century Rococo Carved and Gilded Wood Mirror
Located in New York, NY
Northern Italian Rococo carved and gilded wood mirror. Of grand scale and elaborately carved in symmetrical form with flowers, scrollwork and rocailles. A metal mount for the candle ...
Category
Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Central Italian Small Shaped and Painted Walnut Mirror, late 18th cen.
Located in Atlanta, GA
The walnut frame constructed with a series of moldings and retaining some of its previous painted finish, fitted with a modern 1/4” mirrorplate
Category
Louis XIV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Mirrors
Materials
Walnut
Ceramic mirror by Mithe Elseplt, France 1960'S
By Mithé Espelt
Located in Paris, FR
Ceramic mirror by Mithe Elseplt, France 1960'S
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Mirrors
Materials
Ceramic
Italian 18th Century Carved Giltwood Mirror
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful mirror, made in Italy in the 18th century.
Please take a look at all our photographs to see the intricate carving and exceptional plate. You'll notice the main p...
Category
Italian Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Small Antique Giltwood French Mirror Berain Style, circa 1780
Located in Paris, FR
Small French antique mirror, late 18th century. Carved wood Berain style frame on a grooved background. Gold leaf with aged patina. Antique wood back. Antique frame measures: width 1...
Category
French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
George II Walnut and Parcel Gilt Mirror
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very fine George II walnut and parcel gilt mirror, the phoenix bird finial surmounted by acanthus carved swan neck pediment, the folia...
Category
English George II Antique 18th Century and Earlier Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass, Walnut, Giltwood
Rococo Giltwood Mirror
By La Barge
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Rococo antique gold leaf mirror attributed to La Barge Italy.
Category
Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Mirrors
Materials
Wood
18th Century French Trumeau Mirror Circa 1790
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite 18th-century French Trumeau mirror, circa 1790, is a stunning example of neoclassical craftsmanship and timeless elegance. Carved from pine, a wood traditionally used ...
Category
French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Pine
Oval Gustavian Giltwood Wall Mirror
Located in Kastrup, DK
Classic Gustavian or Louis Seize carved giltwood wall mirror.
Features an oval mirror with pearl beading on the interior perimeter, exterior frame decorated with a bow-tied ribbon on...
Category
Swedish Gustavian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Oval Tin Metal-Clad Mirror
Located in New York, NY
Oval metal-clad mirror.
Measures: H 26" x (66cm) x W 19" (48cm).
Oval bevelled mirror in centre.
Clear mirror.
Aged looking metal-clad.
Slightly aged look to tin metal-clad.
Ba...
Category
North American Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Mirrors
Materials
Metal, Tin
Pr. George III Gilt Carton-Pierre and Giltwood Oval Mirrors, Manner John Linnell
By John Linnell
Located in New York, NY
A fantastic and extremely rare pair of George III period gilt Carton-Pierre and giltwood oval mirrors in the manner of John Linnell. Each mirror is gorgeously hand carved with meticulous detail and fine craftsmanship. The giltwood borders are designed with foliate crests above female masks, with aprons centered by a standing or recumbent left facing lamb. It is extremely rare to find a pair of mirrors of this date and in such amazing untouched condition, the mirror panels are most probably original and date to the late 1700s.
Provenance: Jeremy, Ltd., London
England, circa 1770
Carton-pierre, literal translation from the French - cardboard stone, was developed in the 18th century specifically to imitate wood and stone. The Formula typically included flour, chalk, sawdust, sand and plaster and bound with wax, resin, animal glues or gum arabic. The material could be moulded, bent and otherwise formed into the desired design. Preeminent makers like Gillows and John Linnell began using carton pierre in the late 1760s. The new material allowed for lacey decorative spandrels and festoons that could be made into nearly any length or shape required. These elements and the particular foliate umbrella canopy on this pair of mirrors relates to designs of William and John Linnell. The most famous example of this crest element is on the mirror supplied by Linnell to the 4th Duke of Beaufort for the State Bedroom at Badminton House...
Category
English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
18th Century Swedish Gustavian Pinewood Wall Glass Mirror - Scandinavian Décor
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A late 18th Century, antique Swedish Gustavian wall mirror made of hand crafted Pinewood with its original mirrored glass, in good condit...
Category
Swedish Gustavian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Mirrors
Materials
Pine
French Regence Period Mirror, 18th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
French Regence Period mirror. Carved giltwood decorated with leaves volutes masks and topped by a bust.
Use restorations.
Category
French Regency Antique 18th Century and Earlier Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Round Metal-Clad Mirror
Located in New York, NY
Round metal-clad mirror.
Tin metal antique finish.
Overall size H 19"(48cm) diameter.
Center mirror panel clear mirror with beveled mirror.
Category
American Egyptian Revival Antique 18th Century and Earlier Mirrors
Materials
Metal, Tin
18th Century Spanish Carved Giltwood Sunburst Wall Mirror with Mirrored Insets
Located in Dallas, TX
Bring a touch of brilliance to your home with this stunning gilt wood sunburst mirror. Hand-carved in Spain circa 1780, and almost square in shape, the antique overlay mirror feature...
Category
Spanish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Exceptional and Rare 18th Century Swedish Rococo Mirror
Located in Allerum, SE
18th century Rococo Swedish gilt-wood mirror with mirror frame and the Northern Star. In It's original finish and mirror glass with good patination. Ca 1760 Stockholm, Sweden.
Very ...
Category
Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Late 18th Century Small Scale Georgian Mirror, English
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Late 18th century small scale Georgian mirror, English. Walnut & parcel gilt. Well shaped with gilt Prince of Wales Plumes central upper crest. Gilt border mirror plate. Some discolo...
Category
English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Mirrors
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Rare Pair of Spanish Colonial 18th Century Tortoiseshell Enconchado Mirrors, Per
Located in Benington, Herts
A Rare and Unusual Pair of 18th Century Spanish Colonial 'Enconchado' Mirrors Veneered in Tortoiseshell and Inlaid With Bone and Mother of Pearl Made in Lima (Peru) or Mexico
Circa 1720
Provenance
One of the mirrors with a fragmentary label printed with "Bodmer", possibly relating to one of the branches of the Bodmer family in Switzerland, some of whom were renowned collectors of South American art
The mirrors of rectangular form with ripple moulded outer borders framing tortoishell veneered inner borders inlaid with fine bone stringing and sinuous floral motifs inlaid in mother of pearl. The sight edges also veneered and inlaid with a repeating geometric motif.
The mirrors are notable for the fine quality of the inlay, their unusually large size for this date, in particular the size of the plates themselves (possibly original) and the fact that they are a pair.
The term 'Enconchado' comes from Spanish colonial art, particularly associated with Mexico, comprising of oil paintings inlaid with mother of pearl and other iridescent minerals. This form of art is discussed in great detail by Miguel Arisa in his essay Luminosity in Mexican Enconchado Paintings and Conceptions of the Sacred in Visual Culture and Indigenous Agency in the Early Americas, The Early Americas: History and Culture, Volume: 10 Chapter 4 (October 2021). He argues that the development of this style was an attempt to combine pre-Hispanic indigenous South American traditions regarding the sacred properties of "shiny objects" and "Baroque concepts of the miraculous", the sparkling inlay adding to the power of the European religious imagery.
Mirrors such as the present pair are likewise cross-cultural objects, fusing European form and aesthetic concerns with indigenous craftsmanship to create objects of great prestige and decorative appeal. The ripple mouldings are clearly the result of a 17th century Dutch...
Category
Mexican Antique 18th Century and Earlier Mirrors
Materials
Tortoise Shell
Pair Of Venetian Murano Glass Wall Mirrors Circa 1900
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Pair Of Venetian Murano Glass Wall Mirrors Circa 1900
Category
French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Giltwood
A Spanish Gilt and Polychrome Frame, 18th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Spanish Gilt and Polychrome Frame, 18th Century
The finely carved green painted rectangular frame applied with gilt acanthus scroll moulding.
Home decor, Interior design and colle...
Category
Spanish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Mirrors
Materials
Wood
MID-18th CENTURY PAIR OF SMALL GLASS MIRRORS
Located in Firenze, FI
Splendid small curved and curled mirrors, made of silvered mercury glass. These mirrors, characterized by a wavy shape and scrolled ornaments, have a shell on the top and are decorat...
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Mercury Glass, Fir
Late 18th Century French Mirror
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Category
French Restauration Antique 18th Century and Earlier Mirrors
Materials
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
Antique Early Oak Carved Panel Niche, Wall Mounted Mirror Shelf, 17th Century
Located in Bristol, GB
ANTIQUE CARVING
An early oak carved panel with a central niche topped with a clamshell, above that swags of fabric are depicted. The niche is flanked on either side by hanging fruit...
Category
European Folk Art Antique 18th Century and Earlier Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Mirror, Oak
Flemish Baroque Tortoiseshell Mirro
By Flemish
Located in New Orleans, LA
This monumental 17th-century Flemish mirror is crafted in the grand Baroque style. The magnificent frame is veneered in exquisite tortoiseshell with wave-moulded bands of ebony providing a flawless accent. Tortoiseshell and ebony were both among the most precious and coveted materials of the 17th century, and are used to their utmost effect in this exceptionally rare looking glass.
Flemish glassworkers enjoyed a reputation of excellence beginning in the 16th century. These skillful craftsmen are credited with the invention of the tin-mercury method of mirror-making, a process that made polished metal mirrors obsolete. They employed and excelled in a number of decorative techniques in creating the frames, including marquetry, japanning (Dutch and Flemish japanning was of the highest quality, surpassing even the English), and the use of tortoiseshell veneering...
Category
Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Mirrors
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Mirror, Ebony
18th Century French Large Flemish Baroque Walnut Ebonized Mirror
Located in Miami, FL
18th century large Flemish baroque walnut ebonized mirror
Very decorative impressively carved mirror in the typical Flemish manner.
Category
French Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Mirrors
Materials
Walnut
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