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George III Mahogany Chest-on-Chest of Drawers, England, circa 1760
Located in Shippensburg, PA
taste, it features a strong broken-arch pediment surmounted by a later giltwood finial edged with dentil
Category

Antique 18th Century British Chippendale Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Late 19th Century Cheval Dressing Mirror
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
Broken Swan Neck Pediment With Fine Satinwood Blind Fretwork And Imlaid Decoration, Over Square Supports
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Edwardian Floor Mirrors and Full-Lengt...

Materials

Mahogany

Antique French Gilt Bronze Baroque Clock
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
detail including the fancy broken arch pediment and a large urn to the top. The front and sides have
Category

Antique 19th Century French Baroque Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze

Chinese Chippendale Clock
Located in New Orleans, LA
mahogany and incorporates outstanding design elements such as a broken swan’s neck pediment, fully carved
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Clocks

George II Mahogany Bureau Cabinet Bookcase
Located in Lymington, GB
. The top section with a broken-arch pediment and dentil cornice. The frieze well carved with Gothic
Category

Antique 18th Century English George II Bookcases

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century English Side/Drawing Room Cabinet in the Manner of Collinson Lock
By Collinson Lock
Located in Dublin, IE
superstructure with a moulded broken arch scroll pediment above a central bevelled mirror flanked by two bevelled
Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Cabinets

Materials

Wood

English George III Chippendale Blue Painted Chinoiserie Corner Cabinet Cupboard
Located in Shippensburg, PA
broken-arch pediment projects slightly over the six-pane door, this opening to reveal a fixed-shelf
Category

Antique 18th Century English Chippendale Corner Cupboards

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paint

English Georgian Mahogany Antique Tall Case Clock Tribute to Admiral Nelson
Located in Shippensburg, PA
hosting the broken arch pediment is substantial, three ball-and-spire brass finials set along the corners
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Great Britain (UK) Georgian Grandfather Clock...

Materials

Brass

English George III Mahogany Antique Breakfront Bookcase Cabinet, circa 1800
Located in Shippensburg, PA
most eye-catching is the unusual form - the broken-arch pediment is opposed by outward flaring returns
Category

Antique 19th Century British George III Cabinets

Materials

Glass, Mahogany

American Chippendale Style Antique Highboy Chest of Drawers
Located in Shippensburg, PA
broken-arch pediment with finely carved floral rosette terminals flanking and flanked by flame finials
Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Chippendale Commodes and Chests of Dr...

Materials

Mahogany

American Federal Inlaid Mahogany Tall Case Clock, Maryland c. 1800
Located in Shippensburg, PA
across the top and rising in a broken-arch scrolling pediment flanking a large vasiform finial with an
Category

Antique 19th Century American Federal Clocks

Antique Walter Durfee Signed Carved Mahogany Bombe 8-Chime Tall Case Clock
By Walter Durfee
Located in Big Flats, NY
pediment decorated having ribbon and inverted bellflowers with scrolled broken arch having rosettes and
Category

20th Century American Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Brass, Nickel, Metal

Benchmade Chippendale Style Bonnet-Top Chest on Chest, 20th Century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
gorgeous three dimensional strike points. A full bonnet top completes the case, the broken arch pediment
Category

Late 20th Century American Chippendale Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Antique Walnut Marquetry Mirror Screen / Cheval Mirror, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
ornamentation. The top is surmounted by a moulded broken arch pediment with a central urn finial. It is raised
Category

Antique 1830s Dutch More Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Walnut

Georgian Style Carved Giltwood Mirror
Located in London, GB
rectangular mirror features a broken swan neck pediment with a central eagle over a mirror plate with a gilt
Category

Vintage 1970s English Georgian Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Giltwood

Extremely Rare French Henri II Carved Walnut Miniature Meuble à Deux Corps
Located in Lymington, GB
doors carved with arabesque foliation. Between the broken-arch pediment is an arched recess containing a
Category

Antique 16th Century French Cabinets

Materials

Walnut, Bone

Chippendale Mahogany Chest on Chest
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in New Orleans, LA
delicately curved, broken arch pediment is the epitome of grace and slightly leans backwards, a design
Category

Antique 18th Century English Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Mahogany

American Chippendale Walnut Antique Tall Case Clock, John Davis, Pennsylvania
By John Davis
Located in Shippensburg, PA
lifts in a sharp broken-arch pediment with large blocks behind each arch, these flanking a single ball
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Clocks

Vargueno or Bargueno, Late-16th-Early-17th Century, Spanish Renaissance, Walnut
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
decoration and spiral bone columns. The central cupboard has a broken volute scroll pediment, spiral bone
Category

Antique 16th Century Spanish Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Bone, Walnut

Georgian Broken Pediment Mirror by Dennis Leen
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Painted broken pediment mirror adorned with seashells in each corner.
Category

20th Century Wall Mirrors

Materials

Wood

Vintage American Mahogany Federal Style Broken Pediment Wall Hanging Mirror
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage American mahogany federal style broken pediment wall hanging mirror 48", Federal style
Category

Mid-20th Century American Federal Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mahogany

Monumental Georgian Broken Pediment Mirror by Dennis Leen
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large scale Georgian style Broken Pediment mirror by Dennis & Leen. This mirror is over four feet
Category

20th Century Georgian Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Giltwood

Large English Georgian Style Early 20th Century Mirror with Broken Pediment
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large English Georgian style mirror from the early 20th century, with broken pediment, carved
Category

Early 20th Century English Georgian Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Pine

Swedish 1830s Painted Wood Cupboard with Doors, Drawers and Broken Pediment
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish two-part painted cupboard from the mid 19th century, with broken pediment, two doors and
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Cabinets

Materials

Wood

Pair of French 19th Century over Door Panels with Broken Pediments and Pilasters
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of French over door panels from the 19th century, with broken pediments, pilasters and
Category

Antique 19th Century French Architectural Elements

Materials

Wood

French 1880s Butcher Block with Broken Pediment, Carved Bull Head and Volutes
Located in Atlanta, GA
back, presenting Baroque style lines, is topped with a broken pediment accented with a carved bull head
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Butcher Blocks

Materials

Brass

Vintage Maitland-Smith Emerald Green Lacquered Chinoiserie Broken Pediment Secre
By Maitland Smith
Located in Hartville, OH
Magnificent early 1970’s Chinoiserie Secretary Desk in a decadent Emerald Green Lacquer from famed Maitland Smith. Stunning in person. Extraordinary color. Beautiful, beautiful piece...
Category

Vintage 1970s American Chinoiserie Secretaires

Materials

Lacquer

Pair of English Georgian White Pediment Cornices
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of English Georgian style (19/20th Century) painted white cornices (valence) with broken
Category

20th Century Georgian Architectural Elements

Materials

Wood

Wood and Gesso Architectural Pediment with Eagle, Newport RI
Located in Milford, NH
A wood and gesso architectural broken pediment open at the apex with a central eagle decoration
Category

20th Century American Architectural Elements

Materials

Gesso, Wool

English Painted Wood Breakfront Glass Door Cabinet
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English painted wood breakfront cabinet with glass doors, broken pediment with carved urn and
Category

20th Century English Bookcases

Materials

Glass, Wood

Fine George II Parcel-Gilt Mirror
Located in Westwood, NJ
Fine George II walnut and gilt mirror with scrolling broken pediment top centred by cartouche and
Category

Antique 18th Century English George II Girandoles

Materials

Giltwood

George III Style Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Kittery Point, ME
The dentil molded cornice with a triangular broken pediment above astragal glazed doors enclosing
Category

20th Century English George III Bookcases

Materials

Wood, Glass

20th Century Georgian Bookcase
Located in Palm Springs, CA
An English limed wood cabinet with glass doors, broken pediment with carved urn and various carved
Category

20th Century Great Britain (UK) Georgian Cabinets

Materials

Wood

Neoclassical Walnut Two-Door Bookcase
Located in London, GB
A neoclassical walnut two-door bookcase, with broken pediment, with two glazed doors flanked by
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Danish Bookcases

Materials

Walnut

Chinoiserie Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
four drawers, broken pediment at top with two keys.
Category

20th Century English Chinoiserie Secretaires

Materials

Wood

Palladian Neoclassic Style Black Lacquered Wall Mirror
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A well-crafted wall mirror in the style of Palladio with a broken pediment top above a mitred and
Category

Vintage 1980s American Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Wood

George I Giltwood Mirror, England, circa 1720
Located in Kinderhook, NY
Fine George I period carved giltwood framed mirror having foliate carved and punchwork broken
Category

Antique Early 18th Century English George I Wall Mirrors

Materials

Giltwood, Glass

Italian Baroque Style Drop-Front Secretary
Located in Astoria, NY
broken pediment centering an oval mirror between scrolling volutes above two mirrored cabinet doors
Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown Baroque Secretaires

Materials

Mirror, Walnut

Carved Pine Overmantel Mirror in the Style of William Kent
Located in Charlottesville, VA
grand architectural designs of William Kent. Features include a broken pediment, acanthus flourishes
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Adam Style Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors

Materials

Pine, Glass

Period George III Pier Glass with Carved and Gilded Frame
Located in Dallas, TX
-shouldered curved broken pediment and foliate carved center crest, open fluted wave style curving down
Category

Antique Late 18th Century English George III Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Giltwood

Light Blue Painted, 1760s Swedish Baroque Corner Cabinet with Old Glass Doors
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish, 18th century period baroque corner cupboard with broken pediment, arched window, canted
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Swedish Baroque Corner Cupboards

Materials

Wood

Fine 19th Century Regency Rectangular Giltwood Overmantle Mirror
Located in Dublin, IE
is set within a beautifully hand carved giltwood frame, surmounted with an overhanging broken
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors

Materials

Glass, Giltwood

Georgian Revival English Mahogany and Giltwood Overmantle Mirror
Located in Savannah, GA
sideboard. Featured in the center of the broken pediment is a carved giltwood Adamesque flaming urn with
Category

Antique Early 1900s English Georgian Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Mahogany

Large Antique Rococo Style Cast Iron and Brass Panther Fire Grate
Located in London, GB
brass monopedia panther supports, C-scroll and foliate decoration. The decorative broken pediment
Category

Antique 19th Century English Rococo Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Brass

18th Century Pennsylvania Cherry Tall Case Clock with Moon Phase
Located in Milford, NH
, calendar aperture and seconds subsidiary dial. The bonnet or hood is decorated with a swan neck broken
Category

Antique 18th Century American Chippendale Grandfather Clocks and Longcas...

Materials

Cherry

18th Century George III Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Essex, MA
George III mahogany breakfront bookcase, the pierced, scrolled broken pediment above a partially
Category

Antique Late 18th Century English George III Bookcases

Materials

Mahogany, Oak, Pine

Swedish Gustavian Period 1802 Painted Wood Cupboard with Doors and Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian period painted wood cupboard from 1802 with broken pediment, two doors, three
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Cupboards

Materials

Brass

Italian Regency Florentine Trompe l oeil Secretary Desk
Located in Rio Vista, CA
broken pediment cornice top. Made by Pieri and Sons, Florence, Italy with a makers stamp on the back of
Category

20th Century Italian Regency Secretaires

Materials

Brass

English Chinoiserie Style Lacquered Parcel-Gilt Secretary
Located in Rio Vista, CA
chinoiserie taste. The top of the case has a broken pediment over two decorated doors. The fitted interior has
Category

20th Century Italian Georgian Secretaires

Materials

Brass

Napoleon III Ebonized Deux Corps with Marble Inlay, France, circa 1880s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
representing two reclining figures of Grecian inspiration. Broken pediment cornice with a family crest in the
Category

Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Cupboards

Materials

Marble

English George III Style Chinoiserie Lacquered Secretaire
Located in Rio Vista, CA
18th century George III style broken pediment centered with a ball finial. The two front cabinet doors
Category

Antique 19th Century English Chinoiserie Secretaires

Materials

Brass

Monumental Antique Victorian Eastlake Walnut Secretary Desk Bookcase Cabinet
Located in Dayton, OH
the writing surface. Crown is carved in classic Eastlake form with broken pediment with central
Category

Antique 1870s Eastlake Secretaires

Materials

Glass, Walnut

English George III Style Chinoiserie Lacquered Secretaire Bookcase
Located in Rio Vista, CA
secretary has a broken pediment cornice on the top case over two decorated doors. The doors are attached
Category

20th Century English Georgian Secretaires

Materials

Iron

Late 18th Century Thomas Crow, Wilmington DE Mahogany Tall Case Clock
Located in Milford, NH
A fine mahogany tall case clock with carved swan neck broken pediment featuring three spiral form
Category

Antique Late 18th Century American Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Brass

English Georgian Style Chinoiserie Lacquered Secretary Bookcase
Located in Rio Vista, CA
top case has a Georgian style broken pediment centered with a gilt finial. The double arched doors
Category

20th Century American Chinoiserie Secretaires

Materials

Brass

Henry Hahn Reading, Pennsylvania Cherry Tall Clock with Moon Phase Dial
Located in Milford, NH
1790-1820, with broken pediment carved arched bonnet with scroll rosettes, urn finials, and birdseye
Category

Antique Late 18th Century American Federal Grandfather Clocks and Longca...

Materials

Metal

Classically-Inspired Chippendale Style Brass Mirror with Broken Arch Pediment
Located in San Francisco, CA
Chippendale with its goose neck or broken arch pediment crest, reeded frame and floret details.
Category

Vintage 1960s American Chippendale Wall Mirrors

Materials

Brass

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  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021
    The pediment is a triangular gable that forms the end of the roof slant over any type of porch or portico. Greek temples were known for their intricate designs, which often included this decorative element over one doorway with its crowning features to make them stand out.