Antique Giltwood Wall Mirror, Louis XVI Style, circa 1900

Antique French mirror of Louis-Philippe style, in gilded wood with patinated gold leaf. Adorned with stripes engraved. Mirror frame made by the French company "Manifacier" in Auxerre...

Antique French giltwood wall mirror, Louis XVI period, circa 1780. Antique gilded wood frame with pearl decoration, period gilding with weathered patina. Frame width: 4 cm / 1.57 in....

French antique giltwood mirror, Louis-philippe style with leaves ornaments and pearls. Re-gilding to the patinated leaf. Modern glass mirror. Antique frame width: 8 cm.

Antique French oval wall mirror in gilded wood, Art nouveau period, circa 1900. Antique frame with floral decoration, pearls and fluting. Re-gilding with leaf. Frame width: 7 cm / 2....

Charming and tall antique Louis XVl mirror from France. Dating back to around 1820-30, with a beautifully crafted wooden frame, richly ornamented with many details, such as twisted r...

A tall and impressive 19th century Napoleon III rectangular mantle mirror in a wood and gilt stucco frame, surmounted by an imposing pediment of cherubs and dolphins...

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A carved giltwood mirror of very large-scale and great quality, made by Froom & Cribbs of London. The beautifully carved wooden frame decorated with flowers and foliage. The scrolled arched top centred by an open scallop cartouche with cresting eagle. Both the frame and glass are in good condition. Stamped on the back with important London makers name and address. Froom & Cribbs 1832-1849. At 136 Strand, London. Carvers and gilders, looking glass manufacturers, picture frame makers. William Froom (1791-1865) was christened in 1791 at St George the Martyr, Southwark, the son of William and Martha Froom. He first comes to notice in 1825, when he attended a meeting of more than fifty master carvers and gilders who resolved to resist the demands of journeymen for an increase in wages (The Times 30 June 1825). He followed Fentham & Co (qv) at 136 Strand, using the description, ‘Late Fentham & Co’, on his trade label for many years. By 1829 Froom had entered into a short-lived partnership with William Cribb (qv), which was dissolved in 1831 (London Gazette 3 May 1831). William Froom and his wife Elizabeth Anne had five children born between 1831 and 1840, christened at St Mary-le-Strand.William Froom was a customer of the composition ornament maker, George Jackson & Sons (qv), 1836-1842 (see Jackson account book, V&A Archive of Art and Design, AAD/2012/1/2/3). In the 1839 directory Froom was listed as a looking glassmaker and in the 1841 census as a plate glass manufacturer. He would appear to have retired from business in 1849 from his entries in the Post Office directory. In the 1851 census he was living in Oxford Square...