Rococo Wall Mirrors

ITALIAN ROCAILLE-CARVED SILVER-GILT WALL MIRROR IN THE ROCOCO TASTE Probably Northern Italian circa 1870 Item # 403NDK18A An incredibly playful and expressive Italian wall mirror, i...

George III period rococo two plate mirror of substantial scale, having arched beveled upper and beveled lower plates having foliate and scroll carved gilt frame with scrolled acanthu...

A Magnificent Pair of George II Style English Carved Giltwood ‘Rococo’ Wall Mirrors After A Design By Thomas Johnson. Of large proportions, each mirror having a cartouche-shaped plate within a profusely carved and pierced branch-entwined frame with stylised acanthus foliate rocaille and ‘C’-scroll decoration, architectural motifs and running dogs, surmounted by an asymmetrical pagoda form cresting with rockwork spires and a seated rustic couple holding a basket, flanked by confronted Ho-Ho birds, with a conforming asymmetrical apron of acanthus and waterwork icicles centred by a perching bird. This magnificent and ornate pair of English wall mirrors or ‘pier glasses’ are refined and reduced from a design by Thomas Johnson (1723–1799) first published in 1756 and included in his ‘Collections of Designs’ (1758), plate 4, and republished in his ‘One Hundred and Fifty New Designs" (1761) as plate 22. Pier Glasses were designed to be placed on the wall or 'pier' between windows; as well as forming part of a decorative scheme they provided an important functional use, creating a reversal of dynamic with the windows at night, reflecting and maximising the light given off by candles or oil lamps. Johnson’s asymmetrical design creates a sense of fluidity and lightness to the mirrors, employing ‘contraste’ in the placing or absence of elements, to create a stylised form, which through the dynamic tension of its constituent parts instils the mirrors with a sense of playfulness and vitality. In London throughout the 1740s and 1750s there developed a great enthusiasm for the whimsical Rococo style, and it rapidly became the height of fashion, popularised, and disseminated throughout the country and further afield by cabinetmakers’ 'Books of Prices', and 'Directories'. The second half of the 19th century saw a revival of the Rococo style in England and many designers and furniture makers turned once again to Chippendale’s ‘Director’ and designs by Matthias Lock and Thomas Johnson for inspiration, with fine examples based on modified designs or specific plates. Thomas Johnson’s designs, executed in a vigourous picturesque manner, are often inspired by the work of earlier French designers, transposing motifs taken from engraved ornament by Jean Bérain, Daniel Marot, William de la Cour, J. B. Toro and Francis Barlow...

A Rare and Large Pair of Florentine Cartouche-Shaped Giltwood Wall Mirrors. Each surmounted by an elaborate pierced rocaille cresting of shells and trailing flowers. The frame wais...

Mid-18th century English carved and gilt rococo mirror with foliate and scroll carving, the sides with vines of flowers and leaves and with scrolled acanthus leaf flourishes.

Pair of Meissen style porcelain and ebonised wood mirrored wall brackets German, late 19th Century Height 88cm, width 36/40cm, depth 19cm This superb pair of wall brackets are a ma...

19th Century gilt wall mirror in the Rococo style with finely carved detail throughout. The oval glass plate sits within a gilt frame of elaborately scrolling foliage, feathers and a...

A Pair of Venetian Rococo Carved Giltwood Mirrors. These mirrors have elaborate pierced strapwork crestings surmounted by a shell-shaped corona above a cartouche-shaped plate, the...

Fine 18th century Danish or Swedish rococo mirror having a shell decorated crest with foliate adorned ribbed frame, the original arched beveled plate with...

Pair of very large French giltwood mirrors with scrolled acanthus borders. French, 20th century. Measures: height 264 cm, width 146 cm, depth 7 cm. Of exceptionally large scale and adapting various antique styles, particularly the rococo, these magnificent, very fine giltwood mirrors...

The exquisite details of this hand-carved Italian giltwood mirror are matched in grandeur by its notable size. Nearly 3 feet tall by 3 feet wide, this mirror is an extraordinary feas...

Exceptional and rare 18th century Northern Star Rococo Swedish / Scandinavian gilt-wood mirror in it's original finish and mirror glass. Ca 1760 Stockholm, Sweden. Very rare and magnificent example due to the craftsmanship, size and the Northern Star. The Northern Star was used from the end of the 17th century as a symbol of the Swedish king...

Lavish Meissen porcelain serves as the extraordinary frame for this mirror. Exquisitely hand-painted in polychrome with gilt accents, the bountiful fr...

A Fine Florentine Carved Giltwood Mirror. This impressive carved giltwood mirror has a waisted cartouche shaped bevelled plate, within a conforming...

Fine George III period giltwood looking glass, retaining its original mercury plate, having lovely dry scraped original gilding on a foliate...

2 Italian Venetian (1940s style, modern) large rectangular wall mirrors with four applied, etched, Roman Neoclassic oval panels over dark blue glass with painted scroll trim and gilt...

Antique Rococo style porcelain mirror by Meissen German, 19th century Measures: Height 94cm, width 66cm, depth 14cm...

A rare and important George III 18th century Chippendale gilt mirror. The plate is within a carved foliate branch C-scroll, rocaille and acan...

Italian Venetian-style (20th century) wall mirror with etched floral design panels and a double sided scroll pediment top.

Monumental Italian Venetian-style (20th Century) rectangular wall mirror with 4 applied etched Roman Neo-Classic oval panels and scroll trim over dark blue glass sections with painte...

The rectangular plate within a moulded frame carved with flower heads, surmounted by an elaborate pierced C-scroll cresting.

Very charming German 18th century period Rococo mirror. Beautifully carved with c-scrolls and flower buds, white and polychrome painted. Antique mirror plate and orginal back.

Hand carved and gilt, French style large mirror frame, pair available.

A large Rococo style carved giltwood and silver gilt mirror. Possibly German, circa 1870. The arched mirror plate within a moulded re-entrant inner frame, flanked by an outer ...

Pair of Italian Rococo style giltwood wall mirrors with rectangular plate within a scrolling acanthus surround (poss. Florence, 19th century).  

This exceptional antique mirror in the Rococo style is carved from giltwood. The Rococo style was revived in the 19th century, and this mirror demonstrates key features of the style ...

Spanish Rococo-style (19th Century) giltwood wall mirror with rectangular plate surrounded by carved scrolling acanthus leaves.

Italian Rococo-style (20th Century) oval-shaped gilt wall mirror with a leaf carved form double frame with a centered beveled mirror and a scroll pediment top.

Pair of Italian Rococo Revival-style (19th century) rosewood wall mirrors with carved figures and kingwood, brass, and mother of pearl inlay. (in the manner of Gotti) (priced as pair).

An important and rare German silver- and gilt-wood Rococo mirror, probably Potsdam, in the manner of Johann Michael Hoppenhaupt (1709-1769), after designs by his master Johann August...

Italian Rococo (18th century) large, ornately carved giltwood wall mirror with a floral and scroll design frame with a pediment top featuring two cupid heads.      

Italian Rococo (Florentine, 19th Century) giltwood wall mirror with extensive foliate carved filigree frame with a shell form pediment top.

Italian Rococo (Florence, mid-18th Century) giltwood wall mirror with a carved scroll and floral motif and an Apollo mask crest pediment.

French Victorian monumental giltwood vertical wall mirror with cupid and scroll carving.