Antique Round Giltwood Mirror

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Antique Italian Carved Giltwood Rococo Style Mirror is a beautiful representation of the style, with a restrained interpretation that results in a dignified, timeless Italian look wi...

Antique Italian Baroque Carved Giltwood Wall Mirror is yet another example of the craftsmanship and artistry from the peninsula of Italy, renowned for millennia for such designs. Th...

Antique Italian Renaissance Carved Giltwood Wall Mirror will make a timeless style statement in any room! The generously sized frame is completely carved all around with acanthus fo...

A circa 1920s wood mirror with mirror insets. Measurements: Height 48" Width 24.5".

Antique giltwood frame with a later mirror.

A beautiful antique gilt wood mirror, made in England and dating from around the 1930’s. The circular mirror has bevelled edges and is surrounded by a gorgeous carved gilt wood and ...

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...