Virginia - Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors

A fine naturalistically carved oval mirror with bird, branch and stylized animal decoration in the manner of Thomas Johnson. An exceptionally fin...

A design attributed to John Linnell. Each arched divided plate within shaped outer slips entwined with foliate branches and leaf scrolls. Each mirror is s...

A very fine and impressive English Rococo 19th century Chinese Chippendale style figural gilt-wood carved over mantel or pier mirror in the manner of Thomas Johnson, after his collec...

19th century empire revival mahogany pier mirror circa 1870. Excellent quality pier mirror using the finest mahogany.  Architectural cornice top with cresent shape which showcases t...

Sn4805, very attractive 19th century gilded mirror, having original glass with some foxing in decorative frame with foliage scrolls to base and leafy crest to the top enclosing small...

An English Georgian period red japanned pier mirror retaining an old possibly original beveled mirror plate. The piece is decorated in in an elegant restrained fashion the pierced cr...

A George III Giltwood Pier Mirror In the Manner of Thomas Johnson An exceptionally detailed design; the superb carved decoration housing a shaped rectangular plate and undulating mirrored borders; the inner frame closely tied to the outer frame and leading the eye around the mirror. The grandiose masterful carving incorporating C-scrolls, flowering branchwork, stylized icicles, acanthus leaves, and distinctive architectural follies and figures which firmly place this mirror within the canon of Johnson's greatest designs. The confident execution is a great testament to the technical prowess and artistic creativity of one of the greatest carvers and designers of the eighteenth century, circa 1760. Provenance Edward Cecil Guinness, 1st Earl of Iveagh, Farmleigh, Co. Dublin, (1880?-1927); The Earls of Iveagh, Farmleigh, Co. Dublin & Elveden Hall, Suffolk (1927-2018). Thomas Johnson (1723-1799) Thomas Johnson was one of the most skilled carvers and furniture designers in Georgian England. Drawing inspiration from the Fables of Aesop, the rococo, China, and the idealised rustic life, his work is whimsical, exuberant and witty. Chippendale borrowed freely from his work. Johnson was a founder member of the 'Antigallican Society', a group who excoriated the French taste. In addition to its relation to Johnson's designs, this mirror also reflects the influence of Lock, the great master with whom he worked for a period. Lock published many sketches and pattern books, including A New Book of Ornaments for Looking Glasses in 1752, introducing several idiosyncratic features which Johnson would adopt such as the small decorative urns...

Vintage Empire style beveled pier mirror in giltwood frame. Mirror has two sections a smaller rectangle on the top and longer on the bottom. The top sides form columns with fleur de...

Antique large quality gilt 19th Century pier wall mirror, C1825. Lovely charm and elegance. An impressive and rare find, that would look amazing in the right location. No loose jo...

An oval carved giltwood looking glass mirror in the manner of George III. The moulded frame is carved with leaves carefully worked with C-scrolls both in front and behind the leaves....

This oval carved and giltwood frame mirror, in the George III style of the late 18th century, is enriched by the acanthus leaf cresting supporting a tapered and fluted bracket, heade...

American Sheraton split pillar, gilt gesso, two part tabernacle looking glass with a projecting blocked cove cut cornice, fitted with 12 gilt balls. The frame retains its original gi...