Pair of Exceptional Giltwood English Chinese Chippendale Period Mirrors

A Fine Pair of Giltwood Overmantel Mirrors with the Emblems of the Royal Naval Club, Portsmouth, Supplied by G. Wendover and Co. in 1869 The mirrors are of imposing size and clean l...

The rectangular mirrors are surmounted by and allegorical crest and hung with strings of graduated beads, painted in cream, blue and grey with gilding.

A Georgian Chippendale period gilt-wood mirror, the original rectangular mirror plate with rounded corners within an openwork carved gilt-wood frame comprising rocailles, pendant flo...

An attractive late George I giltwood mirror, the rectangular frame enclosing a bevelled plate and surmounted by a broken S-scroll pediment, ce...

A very pleasing pair of 18th century Italian carved giltwood pier glass wall mirrors, each with carved scrolling foliate and floral decoration, both with their original mirror plates...

A Pair of mirrors, from Designs in Thomas Chippendale's 'Director' Constructed in carved gilded softwood, of asymmetrical addorsed form, the mirror plates housed within complex Rococo carving, incorporating 'S' & 'C' scrolls, foliage, and surmounted by Ho Ho birds, the design informed by Chippendale's Plate numbers 168, 169, 177 and 178. Circa 1850 Dimensions: H: 70 in / 177 cm W: 35.5 in / 90 cm Thomas Chippendale the Elder (1718-1779) Yorkshire born, a highly skilled cabinet maker and designer, published in 1754 his 'Gentleman & Cabinet Maker's Director', a volume of instantly recognisable and idiosyncratic designs, that was reprinted time and again, serving as an essential manual for cabinet makers the length and breadth of England. Working from 60-62 St Martins Lane, London his output is regarded as the ne plus ultra of 18th century English cabinet...

A superb pair of hand-carved giltwood Rococo mirrors, richly ornamented with exuberant scrollwork, foliate motifs, and musical trophy crests. Each mirror features a cartouche-shaped ...

A pair of George II style mirrors Constructed in carved giltwood, the wasted teardrop shaped mercury plates housed within asymmetrical conforming frames in the George II manner richly carved with scrolling foliates and flowering branch work; adorned with a floral crest and a relief carved flower pendant...