Pair of English Chippendale Gilt Wood Foliage and Scrolled Wall Mirrors. C. 1770

Pair of Italian gilt carved wood wall mirrors with floral carved cartouche, flanking scrolled foliage, interior egg & dart motif, and terminating with a lower floral pendant. Mirrors...

English Chippendale serpentine form six candle arm gilt wood and gesso foliage wall mirror, Late 18th Century

A Pair of mirrors, from Designs in Thomas Chippendale's 'Director' Constructed in carved gilded softwood, of asymmetrical addorsed form, the mirror plates housed within complex Rococo carving, incorporating 'S' & 'C' scrolls, foliage, and surmounted by Ho Ho birds, the design informed by Chippendale's Plate numbers 168, 169, 177 and 178. Circa 1850 Dimensions: H: 70 in / 177 cm W: 35.5 in / 90 cm Thomas Chippendale the Elder (1718-1779) Yorkshire born, a highly skilled cabinet maker and designer, published in 1754 his 'Gentleman & Cabinet Maker's Director', a volume of instantly recognisable and idiosyncratic designs, that was reprinted time and again, serving as an essential manual for cabinet makers the length and breadth of England. Working from 60-62 St Martins Lane, London his output is regarded as the ne plus ultra of 18th century English cabinet...

In the manner of Thomas Chippendale (1718-1779) An exceptional pair of George III style giltwood mirrors, the mirror plate within ...