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antique mirrors: mirrors & looking glasses
Antique mirrors including, but not limited to, dressing table mirrors, cheval mirrors, swing mirrors and gilt mirrors. A mirror is an object that reflects an image. Light that bounces off a mirror will show an image of whatever is in front of it, when focused through the lens of the eye or a camera. Mirrors reverse the direction of the image in an equal yet opposite angle from which the light shines upon it. This allows the viewer to see themselves or objects behind them, or even objects that are at an angle from them but out of their field of view, such as around a corner. Natural mirrors have existed since prehistoric times, such as the surface of water, but people have been manufacturing mirrors out of a variety of materials for thousands of years, like stone, metals, and glass. In modern mirrors, metals like silver or aluminum are often used due to their high reflectivity, applied as a thin coating on glass because of its naturally smooth and very hard surface.
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George 3rd gilt and mahogany Chippendale style fretted wall mirror
georgian antiques, edinburgh, united kingdom
Circa 1790. George 3rd gilt and mahogany Chippendale style fretted wall mirror. Surmounted by a fretted crest with gilded acanthus leaves, fretted arched corners and a shaped base, the moulded mirror frame with a gilded...
£650.00
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Neat-sized Regency giltwood triptych overmantel mirror in excellent condition
georgian antiques, edinburgh, united kingdom
Circa 1830. Regency giltwood triptych overmantel mirror. Surmounted by a moulded cornice with outswept rounded corners above a roundel decorated frieze with a central plaque with open foliate decoration. The three mirror sections with ebonized...
£1,100.00
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Neat-sized Regency gilt overmantel beveled-edge mirror
georgian antiques, edinburgh, united kingdom
Circa 1840. Neat-sized Regency gilt overmantel beveled-edge mirror. With a part ebonized pediment above a gilded cornice with doubles pillars and horizontal column with acanthus clasps to the sides. The three beveled mirrors with fluted...
£1,290.00
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Neat-sized, Regency period gilded triptych overmantel mirror with acanthus decorated columns.
georgian antiques, edinburgh, united kingdom
Circa 1830. Neat-sized, Regency period gilded triptych overmantel mirror with acanthus decorated columns. Surmounted by an acanthus decorated cornice and frieze with horizontal columns with acanthus clasps. The sides with matching vertical acanthus clasped columns....
£1,650.00
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William IV with a stylish carved and gilded architectural pediment
georgian antiques, edinburgh, united kingdom
Circa 1830, unusual carved and gilded William IV mirror. With a carved and gilded architectural pediment above an arc section with a sunburst design. The 2 mirror plates are between William IV pilasters with acanthus...
£1,500.00
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Carved and fretted mahogany Georgian style wall mirror
georgian antiques, edinburgh, united kingdom
Circa 1900. Carved and fretted mahogany Georgian style wall mirror. The finely carved and fretted mirror frame with acanthus leaves on top, and bellflower chains on the sides and further acanthus open carving to the...
£475.00
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Walnut Framed Cheval Mirror with Barley Sugar Uprights
georgian antiques, edinburgh, united kingdom
Circa 1900, an unusual walnut and barley sugar cheval mirror, the large oval bevelled mirror in a walnut frame, supported on barley sugar uprights, surmounted with elegant finials, the uprights are braced by two shaped...
£900.00
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Large Victorian Giltwood Over-Mantle Mirror
georgian antiques, edinburgh, united kingdom
Circa 1860 An early Victorian mahogany giltwood over mantle mirror, the rectangular mirror with a stylish top surmounted by a pierced foliate and carved giltwood section with foliate casting on the sides flanked by a...
£2,750.00
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Carved and Gilded Wall Mirror
georgian antiques, edinburgh, united kingdom
Circa 1870. A quality mid-Victorian carved and gilt mirror, the frame with shell corners and center pierced on each corner with gilded foliate carving on the facing and the front of the frieze, with a...
£1,650.00
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Quality Queen Anne style neat-sized mahogany cheval mirror in Spanish mahogany
georgian antiques, edinburgh, united kingdom
Circa 1920 Quality Queen Anne style neat-sized mahogany cheval mirror in Spanish mahogany. The tall rectangular mirror with a shaped top and its mirror plate in perfect condition within moulded flame mahogany frame. On square...
£650.00
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Outstanding large Rococo - style carved giltwood overmantel mirror
georgian antiques, edinburgh, united kingdom
Circa 1860. Outstanding large Rococo-style carved giltwood overmantel mirror from Devizes Castle, Wiltshire. The shaped top with open C scrolls and foliate decorations including clusters of curved acanthus leaves. The old mirror plate with some...
£3,600.00
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Pair of Gilded Rectangular Framed Oval Mirrors
georgian antiques, edinburgh, united kingdom
Stock No. 34801 Circa 1880. A quality pair of rectangular framed mirrors, with moulded carved slip contained within a large rectangular frame with all of the surfaces gilded, the larger section with carving and a...
£800.00
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Quality William IV Gilded Over-mantle Mirror
georgian antiques, edinburgh, united kingdom
Stock No. 0271 Circa 1830. An unusual and stylish rectangular carved and gilded William IV overmantel mirror retaining most of its original gilding, surmounted by a carved and pierced shell entwined in foliate carving, the...
£2,300.00
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Art Deco walnut cheval dressing mirror
georgian antiques, edinburgh, united kingdom
Circa 1930. Art Deco walnut cheval dressing mirror. The mirror with an arched top and crossbanded walnut frame, supported on simple tapering uprights with brass axe head mounts. The base with shaped cross stretcher and...
£440.00
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Carved Mahogany Wall Mirror
georgian antiques, edinburgh, united kingdom
Circa 1890. A carved mahogany framed mirror, the stylish cornice with dentil carving beneath, the frieze with a carved flower head flanked by fretwork, the bevel edge mirror contained in a mahogany frame, with a...
£450.00
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George IV Carved and Gilded Over-mantle Mirror
georgian antiques, edinburgh, united kingdom
Circa 1820. A quality George IV carved gilt wood and gesso elongated overmantel mirror, the shaped frame surmounted by a bouquet of flowers and extended foliate carving which flows over the moulded frame, with pierced...
£1,850.00
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Mahogany Framed Cheval Mirror
georgian antiques, edinburgh, united kingdom
Circa 1930s. A Queen Anne style mahogany framed cheval mirror, the stylish shaped frame with rounded fore-edge, the mirror held in place by two tapering uprights surmounted by very elegant urn shaped finials, the frame...
£625.00
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George 3rd, neat-sizes mahogany dressing glass
georgian antiques, edinburgh, united kingdom
Circa 1810 George 3rd, neat-sizes mahogany dressing glass. The cross-banded frame and fluted bezel around the original mirror plate in excellent condition. Supported on turned uprights with acorn finials and brass axe head handles. Beneath is...
£325.00
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Late 18th Century Carved Neoclassical-style Giltwood Wall Mirror, possibly Swedish
georgian antiques, edinburgh, united kingdom
Circa 1780 Late 18th Century Carved Neoclassical-style Giltwood Wall Mirror, possibly Swedish. The rectangular shaped mirror with gilding in excellent condition with an open-carved foliate crest, with a figurehead plaque. The sides with further open carved...
£1,950.00
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Oval Sheraton Style inlaid Wall Mirror
georgian antiques, edinburgh, united kingdom
Circa 1900. An inlaid mahogany Sheraton style over wall mirror, the mahogany frame with boxwood string inlay to the fore-edge, retaining its original bevel edged mirror and polished sides and back. Can be hung either...
£350.00
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A GEORGIAN STYLE IRISH MIRROR WITH CLEAR & RUBY GLASS FACETED BORDER
ebury trading, kent, united kingdom
An Irish mirror in the George III style, of good quality with a faux mercury glass mirror plate pinned into a patinated copper frame, bordered with clear and ruby glass faceted studs in the traditional...
£3,000.00
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Willian IV Gilded Over-Mantle Mirror
georgian antiques, edinburgh, united kingdom
Circa 1830. A quality Willian IV carved and gilded wood over mantle mirror, the pierced scrolling top with foliate carving with extended C and S scrolls, with shaped sides with the original gilding, in excellent...
£4,200.00
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17th Century Tortoiseshell Mirror
peter bunting antiques, bakewell, united kingdom
A 17th Century rectangluar Tortoiseshell Mirror in basically very good condition.
£1,650.00
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Oak Framed Mirror
georgian antiques, edinburgh, united kingdom
Circa 1880. An unusual, stylish oak-framed mirror, with a domed top with a flat section at each end, stylish moulding with foliate carving to the fore-edge, supported by a carved corbel in the centre. The...
£500.00
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George II mahogany dressing mirror with its original mirror plate
georgian antiques, edinburgh, united kingdom
Circa 1760. George II mahogany dressing mirror with its original mirror plate in good condition (some “foxing” present) surrounded by a chamfered mahogany frame with a gilt slip and supported uprights with brass finials and...
£650.00
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