19th Century Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors

On offer here is a stunning and rare tall pier mirror that was made in Southern France in the mid-19th century, circa 1850. The mirror frame is lavishly adorned with many natural orn...

Louis XVI Style Gilt Wood Pier, Console, Wall Mirror, Beveled, Late 19th Early 20th Century. A large and impressive wall or console mirror having a center clean beveled mirror f...

A darling petite mirror from France created in the 19th century that would be perfect in a powder or dressing room. An eagle crowned with laurel perches atop the whole with drapery s...

0235 fine quality, simple and elegant early 19th century full length or pier mirror, having original glass with air bubbles and some foxing in cushion moulded gilded frame. This anti...

Louis XVI provincial style hand painted Trumeau with Chinoiserie panels beveled decorative wall mirror. The mirror features a very handsome craftsman...

A very handsome and tall pier mirror that was made in the late 19th century in Northern France. Its square frame, decorative borders, and crest are typical for the Louis Seize style. The modest crest features beautiful roses with leaves. Below is a round glass plate surrounded by roses with a tied ribbon on top. A classic pearl beading surrounds the glass plate below. The glass is an authentic thick...

Grand 19th century French Louis XVI style gilded mirror, circa 1840-1860. This wonderful mirror is adorned with a floral wreath cartouche, also having crossed flambeau and quiver in ...

Louis XVI style, 19th century pier, console or wall mirror. This reverse shadow box mirror is simply stunning having pierced carvings around a double gilt wood frame. The clean cente...

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Total height with mirror: 383 cm (151 in.) Console : Height : 97 cm (38 in.) ; Length : 291 cm (114 in.) ; Depth : 47 cm (18 in.) Height with pedestals : 178 cm (70 in.) – Width of pedestals tops : 36 x 23 cm (14 x 9 in.) Provenance: Hôtel de Bourbon-Condé, for the Conte de Chambrun, 12 rue Monsieur, 7th arrondissement, Paris. This magnificent white carrare and bleu turquin marble Louis XVI style console is embellished with carved and gilded bronze ornaments. The belt, adorned with a fluted frieze, masks of Bacchus and rosettes, is standing on six spirally fluted feet with foliage on the extremities. The part meant to be placed against the wall is divided in several pannels framed with moulded and beaded bronze. Above the console stands a giltwood and white-painted mirror, richly decorated at its top with a carved head of Apollo flanked by acanthus leaves and treillis. The mirror is framed by two patinated bronze female figures, each holding seven-light candelabra and standing on pedestals richly adorned with laurel garlands and bronze frames. These are casts by F.Barbedienne, after models by J.A.J. Falguière and P.Dubois (they are signed to the base, one ‘FALGVIERE and F.BARBEDIENNE. FONDEUR’, the other ‘P.DUBOIS’ and ‘F.BARBEDIENNE’). The original models of these bronzes were shown at the 1867 Exposition Universelle before being installed at the Château de Compiègne for the enjoyment of Napoleon III and Empress Eugénie. The masterful console was commissionned to Barbedienne around 1880 to garnish the interiors of the Conte de Chambrun at the Hôtel de Bourbon-Condé, 12 rue Monsieur, 7th arrondissement, Paris. This console was part of the sale of the count’s art and furniture collections that took place on the 18th of June 1900 after the count’s death (listed as lot n°52 in the sale catalogue). Born in 1810, died in Paris in 1892, Ferdinand Barbedienne, the most important caster of bronze pieces of art during the second half of the 19th Century, created and directed in Paris one of the major artistic founderies of his time. Barbedienne specialised in classical reproductions, whose models were exposed in famous European museums. Their illustrated catalogues included many diverse objects such as busts, ornemental sculpture (clocks, candelabras, cups) sometimes even life-sized and also bronzes for furniture. Apart from his own production, Barbedienne worked for the most renowned sculptors such as Barrias, Clésinger and Carrier-Belleuse. All his works were highly esteemed and he, himself honoured by contemporary critics. At the London exhibition in 1851 Barbedienne's firm won two « Council medals ». At the 1855 Universal Exhibition, he won a medal of honour. The success of Barbedienne's firm brought him many official commissions. At the London Universal Exhibition of 1862 Barbedienne won medals in three different categories : Furniture, Silversmith work and Artistic bronzes. Barbedienne was made an officer of the Légion d'Honneur in 1867 and Commander in 1878 when he was compared with « a prince of industry and the king of bronze casting ». His glory did not decline with the passage of the time for at the Universal Exhibition of 1889 the critics thanked Barbedienne for the example he set for other bronze-casters by the perfection of his bronzes. Paul Dubois (1829-1905) studied law before entering the workshop of Toussaint, then the School of Fine Arts. After travelling in Italy, he participated to the Salon of 1863 and won the third medal for the sculpture category. He won several other medals : the Medal of Honour with his Florentine Singer...

Antique French Louis XVI painted mirror features a glorious display of sculpture on top with a lovely patinaed painted finish that creates a ...

Beautiful mirror from the Netherlands of the 19th century in brass The mirror is richly garnished with brass motifs decorated with a vase of flowers, flowers and leaves. Nice mirro...

A fine and large French 19th century Louis XVI style giltwood and gesso carved oval mirror frame with a beveled glass plate. All gilding original. T...

Beautiful French Louis XVI style Vernis Martin giltwood Trumeau mirror and console, 19th century. The carved giltwood mirror is surmounted with a foliate-inspired crest over an ov...

Long tall giltwood mirror with gold hand-carved rosette and floral moulding around the edges. The top of the piece features a bowl and bottom edge...

Extraordinary pair of 19th century French Louis XVI style parcel-gilt and painted narrow consoles and mirrors. The arched plates with flowerhea...