Ireland - Girandoles

An English turn of the century silver leaf convex bullseye mirror from the early 20th century, with ebonized accents and beaded motifs. Created in England during the early years of the 20th century, this silver leaf girandole mirror features a circular frame accented with petite spheres whose dark hue contrasts beautifully with the silver gilt finish. The ensemble surrounds a central convex mirror plate with beaded molding. With its simple lines and lovely colors, this English bullseye mirror...

Two pairs of large French modern neoclassical double arm metal wall lights with mirrored backs. The metal frame is pierced and the mirror has been mercuried. Priced and sold by the...

In the style of Robert Adam. Urn form finial with leaf tip swags and scrolls over an oval beveled mirror and a pair of candle arms flanked by leaves and seed pods terminating on urns...

Exceptional English Regency style convex Girandole mirror made by Friedman Brothers decorative arts. Painstaking model of an 18th century hand-...

English Regency giltwood convex mirror, circa 1810. Featuring elaborate carving at top and bottom of acanthus leaves and scrolls, with two single graceful girandole. Bull's-eye mirro...

A truly fabulous, important, rare and grand proportioned Regency giltwood convex mirror. The substantial frame carved with overlapping laurel leaves and berries, supporting to boldly carved acanthus candelabra with original cut-glass drip pans and gilt bronze nozzles. The gilding has aged to a deep rich colour. This fabulous and incredibly grand masterpiece retains its original convex mirror plate. One of the finest period convex mirrors ever made. The creation of convex mirrors became possible with the development of glass blowing. When the glassblower created a small glass bulb, they were filled with a metallic mixture of lead and tin while still hot. Once cooled, the bulbs were cut into smaller pieces and could be used as hand an pocket mirrors. They were used as fashionable pieces of jewelry and were often encased with gold, silver, ivory and tortoiseshell. The Empire circular convex mirror was introduced from France, where they had been made as early as 1756. This style of mirror became so popular under the heading ‘Mirrors’, in Sheraton’s 'Cabinet Dictionary' (1803), that they are the only style mentioned. Convex mirrors were said to “strengthen the colour and take off the coarseness of objects by contracting them”. Convex mirrors produced on a larger scale were both practical and intriguing. While they distort the image that they reflect, they also magnify light...

Carved cartouche shaped frames with mirror plate and two arm attached candle sconce.

A beautiful Antique Gilt Gesso Girandole Mirror in its original condition. Dating back to mid 19th Century. Foliate display around the frame and beaded edging each side with triple s...

A fine Regency Period Giltwood Circular Convex Mirror, Surmounted With Attractive Stylised Dolphin Set Upon Rocks And Foliage To Top, Above Moulded Giltwood Concave Frame With Gilt B...

This magnificent English Regency giltwood convex girandole mirror, circa 1800, featuring displayed eagle with hanging tassels, opposing dolphins and six candle arms with gilt foliage...

A Fine French 19th Century Louis XVI Style giltwood and gesso carved sconce mirror (Wall-Light) girandole with candelabra. The scrolled carved mirror frame surmounted with a pair of ...

English gilt Girandole mirror is beveled and surrounded by applied leaf moldings. It has a large floral crest and base.