18th Century and Earlier Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors

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...

An important 18th century Italian giltwood mirror over a conforming demilune giltwood console table having a white marble top. The table has a carved open work apron with decorative circles framing rosettes joined with leaf work, large carved rosettes top the circular fluted and tapering legs. The tall rectangular mirror...

18th century, Louis XVI Wall cartoons (3) Carved and gilded wood, 60 x 40 cm - 35 x 36 cm Light, 30 x 26 cm - 14 x 13 cm The three pieces of furniture in question represent splen...

An Italian, Piedmontian, carved and gilt looking glass with hippocampus, bellflowers, reeds, capitals and flaming torches.

A Queen Anne carved giltwood pier mirror, circa 1700-1710.

A carved oval mirror of Adam design with leaf carved outer frame and bead carved inner frame, the surrounding border glasses are punctuated by oval flower-head paterae. The cresting ...

A George II Giltwood Pier mirror. Of practical scale, with exuberant cresting and gently curving swan neck pediment, the untouched giltwood surface enclosing a shaped and bevelled me...

A George II Carved Giltwood Pier Mirror with swan neck broken pediment and foliate and shell carved details, retaining original oil gilded surface and bevelled mercury plate. Proven...

A Late 18th, early 19th Century Giltwood Mirror with extraordinary carved details, incorporating winged dragons, palm leaf carving, and central satyr mask. Additional information: D...

Ancient and large mirror, richly carved by hand and silver leaf, with double mirror and depictions of mythological creatures carved in the wood of the frame, built to position it ove...

A very pleasing pair of 18th century Italian carved giltwood pier glass wall mirrors, each with carved scrolling foliate and floral decoration, both with their original mirror plates...

Fine & Rare Gilt-wood Mirror Mid 18th Century (possibly English ) The oblong arched mirror plate within a molded frame carved with C-scrolls and foliage, surmounted with an elaborat...

An Important Giltwood Mirror Pama ,Italy 18th Century Provenance:Private collection,PARIS Le Trianon The rectangular plate surrounded by carved scrolls, the crest section is car...

18th c. French Carved Giltwood and Painted Mirror with Pastel Portrait of a Lady. Original Mirror.

Beautiful French Oval Gold Gilt Mirror adorned with French Motiff

A Louis XVI painted and parcel giltwood mirror with original plate. Beautifully carved with lovely old color and patination.

Olaf Wetterberg (1745 Sweden 1803), Rococo mirrors, pair, circa 1760, giltwood with original plates. A peculiarity of Swedish mirrors, well into the 19th century, is that in all but...

Georgian mirror with gilded carved wood frame, 18th century.