Antique Italian Giltwood Mirror

An absolutely stunning antique Italian gilt wood mirror, dating from around the 1860-1880 period. It is of superb quality and has a gorgeous and quite unusual design. It is mostly s...

Exquisite Antique Italian Giltwood Wall Mirror is a stunning addition to any interior, embodying the elegance and craftsmanship of Italian design. T...

Antique Italian Baroque Giltwood Wall Mirror represents the essence of the style born of the creative minds of Italian master artisans during the early 17th century, and which develo...

Antique Italian Baroque Patinaed Giltwood Mirror is a marvelous example of the genre, with flowing, naturalistic lines and an exquisitely contoured and scrolled border for a wonderfu...

Ornately carved giltwood wall mirror from Italy having particularly lovely curlicues and flourishes around the top.

The rectangular plate within a giltwood carved frame incorporating grapes and leafs

Large and impressive 19th century Italian carved and giltwood mirror. Circa 1880. Sure to make a statement!

Italian gilt wood Belle Époque mirror. This richly hand carved mirror from the nineteenth century will be a striking accessory to any sophisticated...

A carved giltwood mirror of very large-scale and great quality, made by Froom & Cribbs of London. The beautifully carved wooden frame decorated with flowers and foliage. The scrolled arched top centred by an open scallop cartouche with cresting eagle. Both the frame and glass are in good condition. Stamped on the back with important London makers name and address. Froom & Cribbs 1832-1849. At 136 Strand, London. Carvers and gilders, looking glass manufacturers, picture frame makers. William Froom (1791-1865) was christened in 1791 at St George the Martyr, Southwark, the son of William and Martha Froom. He first comes to notice in 1825, when he attended a meeting of more than fifty master carvers and gilders who resolved to resist the demands of journeymen for an increase in wages (The Times 30 June 1825). He followed Fentham & Co (qv) at 136 Strand, using the description, ‘Late Fentham & Co’, on his trade label for many years. By 1829 Froom had entered into a short-lived partnership with William Cribb (qv), which was dissolved in 1831 (London Gazette 3 May 1831). William Froom and his wife Elizabeth Anne had five children born between 1831 and 1840, christened at St Mary-le-Strand.William Froom was a customer of the composition ornament maker, George Jackson & Sons (qv), 1836-1842 (see Jackson account book, V&A Archive of Art and Design, AAD/2012/1/2/3). In the 1839 directory Froom was listed as a looking glassmaker and in the 1841 census as a plate glass manufacturer. He would appear to have retired from business in 1849 from his entries in the Post Office directory. In the 1851 census he was living in Oxford Square...

A circa 1920s wood mirror with mirror insets. Measurements: Height 48" Width 24.5".