Dutch antique tortoiseshell hanging wall mirror

Charles II laburnum cushion mirror frame of ovolo form, with well-figured laburnum oyster veneers within laburnum cross-cut mouldings. The mirror plate is of later date, but is a wel...

Distressed 19th century gilt frame mirror The gilt and gesso moulded frame is heavily distressed, with the loss of much of the gilding, the gesso with some losses too and greenish bo...

Continental 18th century walnut pier mirror The moulded frame in cross cut walnut veneers with a moulded parcel gilt slip, the original mirror plate with some foxing, below a floral ...

19th century painted mirror A blue painted gilded frame with egg and dart moulding, the layers of time showing highlights of the original gilding through the paint. With a heavy me...

This monumental 17th-century Flemish mirror is crafted in the grand Baroque style. The magnificent frame is veneered in exquisite tortoiseshell with wave-moulded bands of ebony providing a flawless accent. Tortoiseshell and ebony were both among the most precious and coveted materials of the 17th century, and are used to their utmost effect in this exceptionally rare looking glass. Flemish glassworkers enjoyed a reputation of excellence beginning in the 16th century. These skillful craftsmen are credited with the invention of the tin-mercury method of mirror-making, a process that made polished metal mirrors obsolete. They employed and excelled in a number of decorative techniques in creating the frames, including marquetry, japanning (Dutch and Flemish japanning was of the highest quality, surpassing even the English), and the use of tortoiseshell veneering...

A shaped wall mirror with a faux tortoiseshell painted finish to the frame with gilt details.

19th century, Northern Europe embossed and burnished metal mirror Small and refined mirror of the 19th century in Regency style, made in the north of Europe, in embossed and burni...

Faux Tortoise Shell Frame: The frame is meticulously crafted to replicate the rich, amber-like tones and distinctive patterns of genuine tortoise shell, offering a luxurious look wit...