Jonathan Sainsbury Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors

Early/Mid 20th c., Louis XV style double frame giltwood pier mirror with an acanthus crest and pierced carvings around the frame. The beveled central mirror panel is flanked on all s...

19th/20th C., large handsome Victorian walnut pier mirror. Open pediment top with central spire, carved baluster frame, beveled glass, no ...

Well crafted giltwood pier glass framed Louis XVI style rectangular mantel mirror surmounted with an upright quiver of quills crossed with an arrow and foliate branch above two embra...

Chippendale finely carved figural gilt and painted mirror. George III style figural carved with fox and Ho Ho bird drinking or eating from an urn at crest. A baby Ho Ho or mallard at...

A pair of completely original, hand-carved and gilded, Italian, c. 1800 pier mirrors. Each featuring a spectacular crown consisting of a pierced, flower c...

A very fine German pier mirror having a good color and finish. The frame made of walnut finished in a rich warm brown has mellowed to a very nice color. The carving though space is v...

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...

19th C Swedish carved and painted pine pier mirror with original mirror plate. 1890. Reference: 7943 Dimensions 28 inches (71 cms) Wide 5 inches (13 cms) Deep 54.5 inches (138 cms)...

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

Surmounted by a triangular broken arch pediment centred by an urn above a dentil cornice and fluted frieze, the marginal plates within two bold tapering fluted columns with Corinthia...

Biedermeier mahogany and crotch mahogany veneered pier mirror with cornice above a paneled and arched entablature. The entablature is supported by mahogany half columns which flank a looking glass above an architectural plinth...

+VAT. England, modern. Made to order. A very fine white shell mirror of large scale with cresting and scrolled sides and apron. The mirror plate b...