Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
NEOCLASSICAL STYLE
Neoclassical design emerged in Europe in the 1750s, as the Age of Enlightenment reached full flower. Neoclassical furniture took its cues from the styles of ancient Rome and Athens: symmetrical, ordered, dignified forms with such details as tapered and fluted chair and table legs, backrest finials and scrolled arms.
Over a period of some 20 years, first in France and later in Britain, neoclassical design — also known as Louis XVI, or Louis Seize — would supersede the lithe and curvaceous Rococo or Louis XV style.
The first half of the 18th century had seen a rebirth of interest in classical antiquity. The "Grand Tour" of Europe, codified as a part of the proper education of a patrician gentleman, included an extended visit to Rome. Some ventured further, to sketch the ruins of ancient Greece. These drawings and others — particularly those derived from the surprising and rich archaeological discoveries in the 1730s and ’40s at the sites of the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum — caused great excitement among intellectuals and aesthetes alike.
Neoclassical furniture is meant to reflect both grace and power. The overall appearance of neoclassical chairs, tables and cabinetry is strong and rectilinear. These pieces are, in effect, classical architecture in miniature: chair and table legs are shaped like columns; cabinets are constructed with elements that mirror friezes and pediments.
Yet neoclassicism is enlivened by gilt and silver leaf, marquetry, and carved and applied ornamental motifs based on Greek and Roman sculpture: acanthus leaves, garlands, laurel wreaths, sheaves of arrow, medallions and chair splats are carved in the shapes of lyres and urns. Ormolu — or elaborate bronze gilding — was essential to French design in the 18th and 19th centuries as a cornerstone of the neoclassical and Empire styles.
As you can see from the furniture on these pages, there is a bit of whimsy in such stately pieces — a touch of lightness that will always keep neoclassicism fresh.
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Style: Neoclassical
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
18th Century Italian Giltwood Wall Mirror
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A late 18th-century Neoclassical wall mirror in the Baroque style, and originating from Italy. Beautifully carved, its giltwood frame features a triangular pediment, centred with a w...
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18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Antique Carved and Painted Swedish Neo-Classical Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
Elegant carved and painted Swedish Neo-Classical mirror. Beautiful patina on this piece! So pretty!!
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18th Century Swedish Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Italian Neoclassical Bilboa Marble & Gilt Wood Foliage Urn Wall Mirror, C. 1780
Located in Hollywood, SC
Italian Neoclassical Bilboa marble and gilt wood foliage urn wall mirror. Mirror retains the original silvered glass and wood backing, Late 18th century
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1780s Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
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Marble
American Neoclassical Mahogany Mirror
Located in New York, NY
American Neoclassical mahogany tall mirror, one metal candle stick to one side (missing one), circa nineteenth century.
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18th Century American Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mahogany
Large Late Louis XV Giltwood Mirror
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Rare Late Louis XV Giltwood Mirror 'A La Grecque'
The divided rectangular plate surmounted by a trophy cresting shaped as an urn flanked by flowering vases on each side and hung with...
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1760s Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
French Louis XVI Mirror around 1800, Gilt wood
Located in Leimen, DE
Embrace sophistication with our Neoclassical Mirror, crafted from gilt wood in France. Adorned with intricate flower and leaf tendrils, this mirror exudes timeless charm and classic ...
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1790s French Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
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Giltwood
Small 18th Century Neoclassical Marriage Mirror
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a charming late 18th century neoclassical marriage mirror. This petit trumeau retains its original painted, gilt surface and mirror and has acquired a wonderful deep natural ...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Italian, Bologna, Early Neoclassic Carved Giltwood Vertical Mirror, ca. 1785
Located in Atlanta, GA
of largely neoclassical form but retaining a bit of scroll from the late rococo period, the rectangular frame with notched corners an carved moldings, the pediment a series of scroll...
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1780s Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Neoclassical Overmantel Mirror - circa 1780
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Horizontal giltwood three section wall mirror, the rectangular plates within molded divides, flanked by stiles ending on a plinth base.
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
18th Century Italian (Tuscan) Neoclassical Giltwood Pier Glass
Located in Dallas, TX
a fine 18th century Italian Neoclassical giltwood mirror / pier glass having a large center urn with floral bouquets, flanked by winged beasts, carved foliate motifs throughout, mold...
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18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Giltwood
Italian Neoclassical Pier Glass, Circa 1770
Located in Dallas, TX
a Neoclassical giltwood pier glass / pier mirror adorned with a round bas-relief portrait medallion (terra cotta in color) of a Roman soldier at its crest, topped and flanked by leaf...
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18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Pair of Italian Neoclassical Giltwood Mirrors - Circa 1780
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The rectangular mirror plate within a scrolling foliate border surmounted by a flowering urn crest within flowerhead and foliate scroll surround.
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Late 18th Century Neoclassical Giltwood Mirror - Christie's 2011 Auction
Located in Vaughan, ON
A French Neoclassical Giltwood Mirror, Late 18th century - Early 19th century
MIROIR D'EPOQUE NEOCLASSIQUE
FIN DU XVIIIEME-DEBUT DU XIXEME Siecle
Originally this mirror was placed ...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
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Giltwood
18th Century Italian Giltwood Mirror
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nicely carved giltwood frame. Glass mirror to be installed. Some of the gilt has been rubbed off intentionally. Beautiful patina.
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Neoclassical Style Mirror Made from 1750s French Door Frames with Carved Decor
Located in Atlanta, GA
A tall painted wood mirror made from mid-18th century French door frames with carved motifs, priced and sold separately. This mirror features an exquisite linear frame, made from Fre...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Giltwood Mirror, 18th Century, Neoclassical
Located in New Orleans, LA
18th century European neoclassical style giltwood mirror with decorative corner motifs, bordered by 4 separate slips. From the estate of Richard I. Johnson of Chestnut Hill...
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18th Century European Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Pair of Neoclassical Mirrors , circa 1780
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fine pair of 24-karat giltwood mirrors. The oval beveled plates within molded and cabochon borders and surmounted by a cartouche and floral foliate cresting.
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
18th Century Early American Chippendale Style Wall Mirror with Eagle Pediment
Located in Miami, FL
Antique 18th Century Early American Federal Style mahogany frame wall mirror with eagle pediment. Item features carved eagle pediment, nicely carved frame, very nice quality American...
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18th Century American Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Piedmontese Neoclassical Wall Mirrors, Italy circa 1780
Located in New York, NY
Early and rare pair of Piedmontese walnut framed mirrors with delicate carved and gilded rosettes decorating each corner, the top with cut out pierced gallery carving, with its origi...
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1780s Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Cut Glass, Giltwood, Walnut
Silvered and Giltwood Swedish Neoclassical Mirror with Original Glass
Located in Essex, MA
Swedish neoclassical giltwood and silvered mirror with original glass. The mirror is highly decorative, with three carved urns adorning the top of the mirror with laurel swags throughout. The central urn features double handles and a carved flame finial on top with a pedestal base. The two flanking urns are smaller and feature a wreath of hand carved garland...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Silver Leaf
Mirror with angel heads. Carved and polychrome pine wood. Spanish school, 18th c
Located in Madrid, ES
Mirror with angel heads. Carved and polychrome pine wood. Spanish school, 18th century.
Rectangular panel of carved, polychrome and gilded pinto wood that presents two ovals framed ...
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18th Century Spanish Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Other
18th Century Italian Neo-Classical Carved and Painted Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
Very fine 18th century Italian neo-classical carved and painted mirror. Lovely patina and carvings on this piece. The mirror also has 2 panels of original glass. So pretty!!
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18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Italian Silver Gilt Embossed Foilate Wall Mirror with Ebonized Frame, Circa 1780
Located in Hollywood, SC
Italian silver gilt embossed foilate wall mirror with an ebonized checkered frame, four canted side mirrors, flanking corner medallions, and retains the ...
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1780s Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Silver
Vintage Tin Octagon Mirror
Located in New York, NY
Vintage tin octagon mirror stepped in profile antique mirror thruout
Made in 1950s, overall size H. 38" x W. 30".
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17th Century American Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Tin
Georgian Mirror with Beaded Giltwood Frame
Located in Houston, TX
Georgian mirror within beaded giltwood frame: hand-carved giltwood frame surrounding early, or original, mirror. Circa 1780-1810, England.
Note: Regio...
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1780s English Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
18th Century Italian Neo Classical Carved and Parcel Gilt Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful 18th century Italian neo classical carved and parcel gilt mirror. Intricate carving at the top of the mirror including flowers and a bird. So pretty!!
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18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Mirror Minature Neoclassical Gilded Italian 18th Century Moulded Incised
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
An exceptionally, rare, minature, late-18th century, Italian, gilded, neo-classical mirror
- Charming piece of exquisite proportions, displaying a variety of fine and characterist...
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1780s Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
18th Century Carved Gold Gilt Wood Floral Swags Mirror
Located in Hastings, GB
Beautiful and charming later 18th century mirror, the frame in carved gilt wood, with very unusual and intricately carved floral swags to the front that s...
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1780s French Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood
German 18th Century Neo-Classical Period Burl Walnut, Giltwood and Mecca Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional and very unique German 18th century neo-classical period burl Walnut, giltwood, and Mecca mirror. The mirror retains its original mirror plates each framed within a mo...
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18th Century German Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Walnut, Giltwood
Italian, Lucca, Early Neoclassic Period Carved Tall Giltwood Mirror, Late 18th C
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having an interior rectangular frame with a furrowed molded edge and an original two-piece mirrorplate, the inner frame surmounted by a Prince of Wales finial and leaf-form swags, fl...
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1780s Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Venetian Figural Pagoda Gilt Carved Wood and Red Lacquer Wall Mirror, C. 1780
Located in Hollywood, SC
Venetian Figural pagoda crest gilt carved wood and gesso red lacquered scrolled foliage wall mirror. Mirror retains the original glass and wood backing. Late 18th century.
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1780s Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Paint, Giltwood, Mirror, Gesso
French Antique 18th Century Neoclassical Style Marble Mirror, Giltwood, Distress
Located in Stamford, CT
Finest antique parcel-gilt and marble mirror in the neoclassical taste dated from the late 18th century, the rectangular looking glass surmounted by marble frame and flanked by marbl...
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18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror
Italian 18th Century Neo-Classical St. Giltwood Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional and very unique Italian 18th century neo-classical st. giltwood mirror. The mirror retains its original mirror plate set within an elegant wrap around mottled band. Th...
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18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Italian Mid-18th Century Neoclassicism Giltwood Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and most impressive Italian mid 18th century neo-classicism giltwood mirror, to honor the Barberini Family of Rome featuring the symbolic Bees. The gilt frame has a fla...
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18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Italian Neoclassic White Painted and Carved Giltwood Trumeau / Wall Mirror
Located in New York, NY
Italian Neoclassic white painted and gilt trimmed trumeau / wall mirror with carved urn and scroll upper section above a double paneled glas...
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18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Wood, Giltwood
Italian 18th Century Baroque Walnut and Giltwood Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional Italian 18th century neo-classical st. walnut, giltwood, ebonized fruitwood and polychrome mirror. The mirror retains all of its original mirror plates throughout fram...
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18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Walnut, Giltwood
18th Century, Pair of Italian Neoclassical Carved and Giltwood Mirrors
Located in IT
18th century, pair of Italian neoclassical carved and giltwood mirrors
Size H 70 x W maximum 50 x W 43.5 frame x D 3.
The pair of delightful mirrors was made in south of Italy (S...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
18th Century French Neoclassical Giltwood Mirror
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
A neoclassical carved giltwood wall mirror, France, late 18th century, circa 1770-1790, elaborately carved frieze decor, the corners each with a sunflower, the crest with an urn and ...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Giltwood
Classicism Wall Mirror, circa 1780, German
Located in Berlin, DE
Colored and partially gilded body decorated with garlands.
Original mirror glass. Museum worthy of 1780.
(M-38).
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Mid-18th Century German Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood
French Neoclassical Giltwood and Eglomise Pier Mirror
Located in San Francisco, CA
Neoclassical carved and giltwood frame with églomisé ‘reverse hand-painted glass panels’ at the top, bottom and surrounding periphery, and having original period mirror. In beautiful...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Mirror, Giltwood
Italian Neoclassic Carved Giltwood Vertical Mirror 'Late 18th Century'
Located in New York, NY
Italian neoclassic carved giltwood vertical mirror (late 18th century) with a filigree carved cresting top having reclining figure of Neptune.
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18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
French Neoclassical Wrought Iron Mirrors with Laurel Leaf Border
Located in New York, NY
French neoclassical pair of oval mirrors with wrought iron borders in form of laurel leaf crowns. The pair was made in France during the 18th ...
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18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
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Iron
18th Century Charles IV of Spain Gold Gilded Neoclassical Mirror
Located in Marbella, ES
18th Spanish origin neoclassical style carved gold gilded wooden frame, surrounded and topped by vegetable decorations and crest.
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Mid-18th Century Spanish Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
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Gold Leaf
Italian NeoClassic Carved Giltwood Leaf and Urn Pediment Wall Mirror
Located in New York, NY
Italian Neoclassic (18th Century) carved giltwood and cream painted wall mirror with carved leaves and urn pediment top.
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18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Early 19th Century Neoclassical Mirror with Queen Anne Plate
Located in Greenwich, CT
There is nothing new about recycling. This early 19th century English neoclassical giltwood and églomisé mirror is a little gem, made all ...
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Late 18th Century Great Britain (UK) Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood, Mercury Glass
18th Century Charles IV of Spain Gold Giltwood Neoclassical Mirror
Located in Marbella, ES
Spanish origin neoclassical style carved gold giltwood frame, surrounded and topped by vegetable decorations and crest.
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Mid-18th Century Spanish Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Gold Leaf
Italian Gilt Shell Cartouche Acanthus Mirror. Circa 1730
Located in Hollywood, SC
Italian gilt carved wood wall mirror with shell cartouche, flanking decorative scrolled acanthus carvings and resting on cross hatching rectangular base. Mirror retains the original ...
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1730s Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Gold Leaf
Italian Neoclassical Silver and Gold Gilt Foliage Wall Mirror, Circa 1770
Located in Hollywood, SC
Italian neoclassical silver and gold gilt carved wood & gesso wall mirror with a foliage scroll work cartouche, arched mirror plate with molded rosette surrounds, flanked by foliage ...
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1770s Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
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Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
18th Century Neoclassical Mirror with Signed Grisaille by Jacob de Wit, 1749
By Jacob De Wit
Located in Essex, MA
Rare signed and dated Grisaille panel of The Allegory of Art by "Jacob de Wit," 1749.
Incorporated into a mirror in the late 18th century.
Putti en grisaille.
Original gilt.
Al...
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Mid-18th Century Dutch Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Beech
Painted and Parcel Gilt Trumeau with 18th Century Pediment
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Trumeau mirror, its rectangular frame carved with gadrooning and beading, surmounted by an 18th Century panel, decorated with elaborate, gilded, classical carvings; center panel carv...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Early 18c. Italian Giltwood Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique mirror, having a rectangular frame of giltwood, its cockbeaded border, surmounted by a fluted urn, flanked by swags of laureling, raised on paw feet.
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18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Pair of Venetian Painted & Gilt Floral Crest Girandole Mirrors. Circa 1780
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of Venetian painted and gilt girandole mirrors with carved floral crest , gilt side carvings & the original three arm candle cluster . Mirr...
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1780s Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
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Gold Leaf
Louis XVI Neoclassical Giltwood Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Beautifully carved and gilded neoclassical French mirror.
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18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Italian Neoclassical Mirror
Located in Montreal, QC
Beautiful 18th century neoclassical carved and giltwood Italian mirror.
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18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
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Giltwood
Italian Gilt Wood & Gesso Shell Cornice Acanthus Foliage Wall Mirror, C. 1780
Located in Hollywood, SC
Italian gilt carved wood and gesso central shell cornice scrolled acanthus foliage wall mirror, Late 18th Century. Mirror retains the original glass and wood backing.
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1780s Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
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Giltwood, Wood, Mirror, Gesso
Pair of Period George III Mirrors
Located in Dallas, TX
These mirrors retain their original mirror plate and are in excellent condition with minor restoration to the husk garlands.
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Late 18th Century British Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
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Giltwood
Italian Neoclassical Giltwood Mirror
Located in Kittery Point, ME
The rectangular mirror plate surmounted by carved scrolling foliate and urn cresting, the lower rail with leaf-carved lion's paws.
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
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Wood, Glass
Louis XVI Period Trumeau with Oval Pastoral Scene, c. 1790
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large Louis XVI period Trumeau Mirror, featuring a well-painted pastoral scene aligned above the rectangular mirror plate. The frame with a cream-painted ground accented by raised ...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Giltwood
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