Antique Water Giltwood Mirror

English Adams style giltwood wall mirror with delicate swags coming from the gilt ribbon design on the top of the mirror. A graceful urn is a focal point...

Beautiful hand carved gilt wood mirror, made in France in the Late 19th Century. It is adorned all around with floral and botanical motifs. The mirror is lightly antiqued on the top....

Pair of beautiful hand carved giltwood mirrors; made in Italy in the c. 1900's. The frames of these mirrors are resplendent with hand-carved giltwood, beautifully adorned with intric...

Elegant mirror in hand-carved gilded wood with botanical details that intertwine with two mythical looking creatures on each side. Beveled with 1" mirror. Made in Italy, 19th Century...

Antique giltwood frame with a later mirror.

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...

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 ...

An absolutely stunning antique Italian gilt wood mirror, dating from around the 1860-1880 period. It is of superb quality and has a gorgeous and quite unusual design. It is mostly s...