Antique 19th Century French Carved Painted Mirror

A superb antique 19th-Century French Louis XV style giltwood and gesso elaborately carved mirror with original glass. This lovely mirror has hand carved acanthus leaves and scroll de...

A superb antique French mirror hand carved to resemble bamboo, circa 1900. It retains the original glass and and chain for hanging, and the wood has the lovely original surface and p...

A superb antique French mirror hand carved to resemble bamboo, circa 1900. It retains the original mirror glass and the wood has the lovely original surface and patina. Add French st...

A superb antique French mirror hand carved to resemble bamboo, circa 1900. It retains the original mirror glass and the wood has the lovely original surface and patina. Add French st...

A 19th Century French Carved Mirror The oval glass inserted into a mixed wooden frame adorned with finely carved applications, the whole with leaves. Further carved elements include...

A French rectangular mirror, with carved and painted wood surround, from the 19th century. This antique mirror from France has a rectangular-shaped mirrored glass center, with nicely carved wood frame featuring a curled acanthus leaf and shell at top/center, just above the upper cornice which is comprised of a straight/linear molding. The sides and bottom are framed with decorative trim molding with foliage accents. The top and bottom mirror surround have thicker boards extending outward, creating more length to the piece. The glass mirror (not original) is beveled. The wood frame is primarily soft gold tones along the trim, with flat board in a gray/blue with nice areas of wear and patina. This 19th century French mirror with carved surround would make a lovely statement over a fireplace mantel, a bedroom dresser, or perhaps adding a touch of opulence hanging over a powder room sink vanity...

A finely carved wooden eagle holding a mirror in the shape of a crescent moon attributed to French cabinetmaker and wood craftsman, Gabriel Viardot (1830-1906). Dating from the late 19th century, this is a spectacular wall piece for any interior, making an impression in any space. It depicts an eagle in German Black Forest style beautifully captured in beech wood with an expressive and energetic stance, carved with talons, wings and feathers and completed with two glass eyes. While other designs of Viardot’s are of smaller scale, this eagle mirror is of a large, rare size. Famed Parisian cabinetmaker and craftsman Gabriel Viardot was born in 1830. By age 19, he had worked as a furniture maker for the court of Napoleon III and was the head of a small team of sculptors, opening his own workshop in Paris in 1853. Throughout his career, his work was shown at various exhibitions across the globe for which Viardot was prized with several awards. By the 1880s, the workshop comprised of more than 90 furniture...

Fanciful French 19th century carved and gilded framed mirror depting stylized bamboo and leaf motif. Original aged mercury glass mirror inset.