Tall 18th Century English George III Gilded Pier Mirror, Circa 1760

A large gilded pier mirror with an architectural design. Beautiful patina and aged glass. All original condition. Italy, late 18th to early 19th century.

A stunning and intricately carved and gilded mirror with a crown of églomisé (reverse painted glass ) panels featuring the Greek goddess Demeter, flanked by a pair of cornucopias...

Neoclassical carved and giltwood frame with églomisé ‘reverse hand-painted glass panels’ at the top, bottom and surrounding periphery, and having original period mirror. In beautiful...

Traditional George III period oak foot stool with new velvet upholstery. Having some old repairs but solid and sturdy. In very good antique condition...

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...

This is a beautiful hand carved, gessoed and gilded George II mirror. Dating from the mid eighteenth century. This incredibly large mirror is stunning and actually downright imposing...

Beautifully hand-carved, gessoed and 22k gold gilded, c. 1760 pier mirror inset with its original two panels of mercury glass. The whole embellished with relief carved scrolls, and s...

A fine and rare early 18th century George I Gilt Gesso pier or console mirror. In the manner of John Belchier The shaped bevelled mirror plate sit...