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Fine George III Mahogany and Parcel Gilt Mirror
Located in Essex, MA
With vase and floral finial and broken arch pediment over a mirror plate flanked by gilt carving of
Category

Antique 1770s English George III Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mahogany, Giltwood

Circa 1830 English Georgian Tall Case Clock
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
, partially stopped by ebony line inlays. Exceptional choice of mahogany veneers solids. Broken arch
Category

Antique 1830s British Georgian Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Wood

Georgian Mahogany Gothic Style Tall Case Clock with Moon Phase Dial
Located in Milford, NH
A fine English Georgian Gothic style tall case clock, its bonnet with a swan’s neck broken arch
Category

Antique Late 18th Century English Gothic Grandfather Clocks and Longcase...

Materials

Metal, Brass

18th Century George III Period Oak Standing Corner Cupboard
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
furniture. The tall upper section features a carved broken swan neck pediment and a dentil-moulded cornice
Category

Antique Late 18th Century British George III Corner Cupboards

Materials

Oak

Burr Walnut Ealry 18th Century Hanging Corner Cupboard
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
Cupboard, Having Elegant Broken Swan Neck Pediment To Top, Over Attractive Central Set Inlaid Star And
Category

Antique Early 18th Century English Queen Anne Corner Cupboards

Materials

Walnut

Attractive Late George I Giltwood Mirror
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
surmounted by a broken S-scroll pediment, centred on a cartouche, with acanthus leaves on the corners
Category

Antique 1720s English Wall Mirrors

Materials

Giltwood

Quality Antique Carved Oak Dumbwaiter
Located in Suffolk, GB
Quality antique carved oak dumbwaiter having a pomegranate carved broken arch pediment and three
Category

Antique 19th Century English Shelves

Materials

Oak

Monumental Philadelphia Federal Period Gilt Mahogany Eagle Mirror
By John Pollard
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
is crowned with a boldly scrolled broken-arch pediment centering a spectacular 11-inch-tall carved
Category

Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Wall Mirrors

Materials

Gesso, Mirror, Mahogany, Giltwood

George III Irish Carved Pine Mirror, Attributed to Francis John Booker, c.1775
By John Booker
Located in London, GB
Surmounted by a triangular broken arch pediment centred by an urn above a dentil cornice and fluted
Category

Antique 18th Century George III Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors

A Very Fine 19th Century Georgian Style Corner Cabinet
Located in Dublin, IE
quality, finely hand carved with gorgeously rich patination and grain. The broken swan neck pediment with
Category

Antique 19th Century English Georgian Corner Cupboards

Materials

Brass

Red Japanned Bureau Bookcase
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
gilt chinoiseries. The top section contains a broken arched pediment over two conforming doors. The
Category

20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Bookcases

Materials

Wood

Superb Quality Antique 18th Century Painted Pine Overmantle
Located in Martlesham, GB
columns and lovely stylised mouldings and topped with a broken arch pediment. A really fabulous overmantle
Category

Antique 1780s British Georgian Shelves

Materials

Pine

English Mahogany Steel Engraved Stick Barometer Signed F. Tarone, Circa 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
English mahogany stick Barometer with a broken arch pediment, brass urn finial, Satin wood string
Category

Antique 1780s English Sheraton Scientific Instruments

Materials

Steel

A Stunning 19th Century Adams Design Giltwood Overmantel or Hall Mirror
Located in Dublin, IE
Neoclassical motifs throughout is surmounted with a stepped, broken swan neck pediment with centred shell
Category

Antique 19th Century English Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors

Materials

Glass, Giltwood

George III Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase
Located in Essex, MA
Nicely proportioned with broken arch carved pediment terminating with flower heads over a fluted
Category

Antique 1770s English George III Bookcases

Materials

Mahogany

George II Giltwood, Burl Elm and Marquetry Mirror
Located in Essex, MA
With a broken arch pediment with central carved shell and flower head over an original beveled
Category

Antique 1720s Great Britain (UK) George II Wall Mirrors

Materials

Other

Exceptional Antique Dutch Inlaid Mahogany And Satinwood Linen Press
Located in Bridgeport, CT
long drawers all with intricately designed brass hardware. Above are a broken Arch pediment top with
Category

Antique 18th Century Dutch Neoclassical Linen Presses

Materials

Brass

Federal Style Gilded Carved Wood Mirror, 19th Century
Located in Southampton, NY
-gilt wall mirror featuring a broken scroll pediment, solid wood frame, nicely carved details, great
Category

Antique 19th Century American Federal Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Wood, Giltwood

Pair of English Late 19th Century Cheval Mirrors in the Sheraton Style
By William Moore
Located in Dublin, IE
(Dublin) in the Sheraton style, having broken swan inlaid pediment with central and side finials above
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Sheraton Floor Mirrors and Full-Length...

Materials

Mahogany

A Rare Pair of Edwardian Pier Cabinets or Bookcases after Edward and Roberts
By Edward Roberts
Located in Dublin, IE
. The upper section with moulded broken swan neck pediment with stunningly carved flowerheads and inlaid
Category

Early 20th Century English Edwardian Cabinets

Materials

Brass

George II Walnut Bureau Bookcase
Located in Essex, MA
With broken arch pediment and inset mirror over a pair of arched mirror doors opening to shelves
Category

Antique 1720s English George I Secretaires

Materials

Mirror, Walnut, Burl

English Mahogany Prince of Wales Banjo Barometer, Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
English mahogany four dial banjo barometer with broken arch pediment, steel engraved face with
Category

Antique 1820s English George III Scientific Instruments

Materials

Steel

English Mahogany Stick Barometer Signed T. Taylor London
Located in Savannah, GA
. Broken arch pediment above a flush-glass door, enclosing register plate and thermometer. Fully restored
Category

Antique Early 1800s English George III Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

Exceptional Two Part George I English Secretary Desk in Walnut
Located in Milford, NH
molded broken arch pediment with urn finials surmounting two arched paneled doors, opening to two
Category

Antique Early 18th Century English George I Secretaires

Materials

Brass

Fine Edwardian Inlaid Two Door Bookcase
Located in Dublin, IE
, ribbon bow swags, garlands, flowerheads and scrolling detail. The broken swan neck pediment raised over
Category

Early 20th Century English Bookcases

Materials

Glass, Mahogany

George III Style Mahogany, Satinwood and Marquetry Bookcase, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
19th century George III style mahogany, satinwood and marquetry bookcase on stand, having a broken
Category

Antique 19th Century English George III Cabinets

Materials

Mahogany

George III Mahogany Longcase Clock by William Taylor of Whitehaven, Cumbria
Located in Essex, MA
carved broken arched pediment with carved rosettes and trailing vine, reverse glass panels over a brass
Category

Antique 1770s English George III Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Mahogany

Stunning Edwardian Inlaid Bookcase by S and H Jewell London
By S. H. Jewell
Located in Dublin, IE
patination, fine grain, line inlaid and crossbanded with fabulous marquetry detail throughout. The broken
Category

Early 20th Century English Edwardian Bookcases

Materials

Brass

Fabulous Edwardian Inlaid Display Case or Bookcase
Located in Dublin, IE
, marquetry detail and fine line inlay throughout. The broken swan neck pediment raised over moulded cornice
Category

Early 20th Century English Edwardian Cabinets

Materials

Brass

Classical 19th Century French Enamel Mantel Clock
Located in Brighton, Sussex
broken arch pediment with a twin handled urn to the centre. The inset champlevé enamel panels with floral
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

Materials

Enamel, Ormolu

Early 19th Century Regency Estate Cabinet
Located in Dublin 8, IE
surmounted with pierced broken swan neck pediment raised over two period bevel mirrored doors with decorative
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Irish Regency Bookcases

Materials

Mahogany

Fine Burr Walnut George I Bureau Bookcase
Located in New York, NY
The broken arched pediment surmounted by classical urn finials over two mirror front doors opening
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Secretaires

Materials

Brass

Magnificent Antique George II Brass Face Red Walnut Longcase Clock
Located in Suffolk, GB
and elegant broken swan-neck pediment and brass finials, a fine long door with a shaped top, quarter
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century English George II Grandfather Clocks and Longca...

Materials

Brass

Pair Antique Display Cabinets, Chippendale Glass Fronted Bookcases Satinwood
Located in Potters Bar, GB
intricately carved broken arch pediment to the top Futher elegant hand carved details include ball and claw
Category

Vintage 1930s Bookcases

Materials

Satinwood

English Chestnut and Mahogany Tall Case Clock. John Coates, London, Circa 1750
By John Coates
Located in Charleston, SC
English Chestnut and Mahogany tall case clock with broken arch pediment, floral rosettes, original
Category

Antique 1750s English George II Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Brass

English Satinwood Bookcase Cabinet in the Neoclassical Style
By Robert Adam
Located in London, GB
astragals enclose a shelved interior, and surmounted by a broken arch pediment. Adam Brothers James
Category

Antique 19th Century English Neoclassical Bookcases

Materials

Satinwood, Paint

18th Century George II Period Carved Gesso and Giltwood Mirror
Located in Benington, Herts
piece has a beautifully carved broken scroll pediment, the centre filled with a cartouche with
Category

Antique Early 18th Century English George II Wall Mirrors

Materials

Gesso, Mirror, Giltwood

Mahogany Corner Cabinet
Located in Annville, PA
features a broken arch, swan neck pediment on the top with hand carved rosettes. The top section has lovely
Category

2010s Adirondack Corner Cupboards

Materials

Glass, Mahogany

American Mahogany Pillar and Scroll Mantel Clock, Eli Terry, Circa 1825
By Eli Terry Sons
Located in Charleston, SC
American Federal mahogany pillar and scroll mantel clock with a broken arch pediment, three urn
Category

Antique 1820s American Federal Mantel Clocks

Materials

Brass

French Terra Cotta Late 18th Century Convex Mirror
Located in Hudson, NY
period. It would have been larger and would have been accompanied by a broken arch pediment and like
Category

Antique Late 18th Century French Neoclassical Convex Mirrors

Materials

Terracotta, Mirror

Very Rare and Fine Early 19th Century Georgian Inlaid Bureau Bookcase
Located in Dublin, IE
scrolling detail. The moulded stepped broken swan neck pediment raised over upper section with two doors
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Bookcases

Materials

Brass

Exceptional Edwardian Display Case Attributed to Edward and Roberts
By Edward Roberts
Located in Dublin, IE
, ribboned swags of foliate, scrolls and anthemions throughout. The broken swan neck pediment raised over
Category

Early 20th Century European Vitrines

Materials

Brass

Superb Quality Early 20th Century Cabinet by Edwards Roberts
By Edwards Roberts
Located in Martlesham, GB
& Roberts, the top of the cabinet has a broken arch pediment with dentil mouldings and pierced fret supports
Category

Antique Early 1900s English Chinese Chippendale Cabinets

Materials

Mahogany

Very Rare and Fine Edwardian Display Case by ‘Edwards and Roberts’ London
By Edward Roberts
Located in Dublin, IE
stepped broken swan neck pediment raised over upper section with concave sides and single glazed glass
Category

Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Cabinets

Materials

Brass

English Antique Red Chinoiserie Six-Bell Hanging Wall Clock ca. 1830
Located in Shippensburg, PA
incredibly striking wall clock with a brilliant red ground throughout, the hood characterized by a broken
Category

Antique 19th Century English George III Wall Clocks

Materials

Brass, Steel

17th Century Italian Genoese Louis XIV Coin Cabinet Armiger Figures Carving
Located in Milano, MI
base of the aedicule hides a faux drawer and the pediment with a broken tympanum conceals another
Category

Antique Mid-17th Century Italian Louis XIV Sideboards

Materials

Walnut

George I Figured Walnut Bureau Bookcase with Mirror Doors
Located in Woodbury, CT
Truly a spectacular example of its kind, this grand secretary grabs your attention with its broken
Category

Antique 18th Century British George I Secretaires

Materials

Walnut, Burl

Charles X Period Bronze and Sienna Marble Clock
Located in Hudson, NY
cut and polished but carved to create broken columns and discarded pediments also liberally applied
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Charles X Mantel Clocks

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Exceptional Custom Mahogany Breakfront Server Cabinet by Joseph Gerte, Boston
By Joseph Gerte
Located in Milford, NH
Boston, MA, its upper case featuring a crest with center swan’s neck broken arch pediment with carved
Category

Mid-20th Century American Cabinets

Materials

Glass, Mahogany, Satinwood

George III Era Longcase Clock – 18th Century
Located in Opole, PL
, while the top is crowned with a distinctive broken swan-neck pediment adorned with scroll-shaped volutes
Category

Antique Early 18th Century English George III Grandfather Clocks and Lon...

Materials

Mahogany

Four Fold Screen with Paintings of Dogs
By Maud Earl 2
Located in London, GB
constructed from mahogany, with two pierced broken swan-neck pediments atop, with carved flora and fauna
Category

Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Paintings and Screens

Materials

Mahogany

Fontainbleau Renaissance Cabinet Bearing the Dodieu’s Family Coat-of-arms
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
characteristic of the Second French Renaissance. The cabinet is topped with a broken triangular pediment. In
Category

Antique 16th Century Renaissance Cabinets

Materials

Walnut, Ebony

National Trust John Locke Secretaire
Located in Asheville, NC
qualities of the original. Made of select mahogany, the bookcase has a "broken molded pediment" with
Category

Mid-20th Century American Rococo Secretaires

Magnificent 18th Century Striking Dutch Amsterdam Longcase Clock
Located in Warsaw, PL
F. VAN CEULEN UTRECHT. The hood of this clock has a broken arch top pediment with very fine
Category

Antique 18th Century French Other Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks

Materials

Wood

Magnificent 18th Century Striking Dutch Amsterdam Burl Walnut Longcase Clock
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Pieter Brandt Amsterdam, c. 1745-50. The hood of this clock has a broken arch top pediment with very fine
Category

Antique Early 18th Century Dutch Baroque Grandfather Clocks and Longcase...

Materials

Walnut, Burl

17th Century Hague Clock Signed by Pieter Visbagh, circa 1675
By A. Petersen Co.
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
delicate ebony-veneered case has a moulded broken arch pediment, whilst the door is flanked by plain half
Category

Antique 17th Century Dutch Baroque Wall Clocks

Materials

Ebony, Olive

New England Tall Case Clock, Wooden Works by Riley Whiting, ca 1819-1835
Located in York County, PA
clock of the early 19th century, with a broken arch pediment, columns on either side of a tombstone
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century American Painted Furniture

Materials

Wood

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Find many varieties of an authentic broken pediment available at 1stDibs. A broken pediment — often made from wood, mahogany and glass — can elevate any home. If you’re shopping for a broken pediment, we have 830 options in-stock, while there are 6 modern editions to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect broken pediment — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. Each broken pediment bearing Georgian, Victorian or neoclassical hallmarks is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one broken pediment that is appealing in its simplicity, but Edwards Roberts, Paolo Buffa and Maitland Smith produced versions that are worth a look.

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Questions About Broken Pediment
  • 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.