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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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A Decorative 19th Century Jacobean-Style Oak Wall Mirror with an Oil-Painting Panel
georgian antiques, edinburgh, united kingdom
Circa 1850. A decorative 19th Century Jacobean-style oak wall mirror with oil-painting panel. The tall rectangular mirror with an acanthus and shell carved crest and moulded frame with an oil painting on board of a...
£590.00
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Chippendale-Style, Edwardian Period Hand Carved Giltwood Wall Mirror
georgian antiques, edinburgh, united kingdom
Circa 1900. Chippendale-style, Edwardian period hand carved giltwood wall mirror. Surmounted by an open carved foliate crest with trailing Rococo leaves and flower heads and with similar decoration down the sides, the base with further...
£1,450.00
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William IV Carved and Giltwood Overmantel Mirror
georgian antiques, edinburgh, united kingdom
Circa 1830. A stylish carved and giltwood overmantel mirror from the William IV period. The top surmounted by a scroll of foliate carving with a pierced section in the centre with a carved flower head....
£3,750.00
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George IV Carved Gilded Mirror by Sir Willian Trotter
georgian antiques, edinburgh, united kingdom
Circa 1820. A monumental George the IV carved and gilded overmantel mirror probably by ’William Trotter of Edinburgh’ The top centered by a scallop shell with a seated cherub holding swags with lovely foliate carving...
£15,000.00
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Edwardian Hepplewhite style dressing mirror
john hubbard antiques, kidderminster, united kingdom
An Edwardian mahogany Shield shaped dressing mirror in the Georgian style. Excellent condition with good original mirror plate. Size: 23.1/2" high x 15.1/2" wide x 7" deep. (87cm x 27.5cm x 17.5cm) Circa 1900/1910 Stock...
£95.00
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Stylish Mid-Victorian Gilded Overmantel Mirror By Cicero Of Edinburgh
georgian antiques, edinburgh, united kingdom
Circa 1850. Stylish mid-Victorian gilded overmantel mirror by Cicero of Edinburgh. Surmounted by a cornice with Rococo scrolls and acanthus leaf decoration and more centrally a foliate decorated plaque. The shaped mirror in three sections...
£2,350.00
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Large Victorian Pub Advertising Mirror
georgian antiques, edinburgh, united kingdom
Circa 1890. A large painted etched and framed advertising pub mirror (with foxing) contained in a stained oak frame, the mirror is for ‘Robertson’s and Sanderson’s original mountain dew’, and in bold gold letters to...
£1,250.00
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Toilet Mirror by Whytock & Reid of Edinburgh
georgian antiques, edinburgh, united kingdom
Circa 1900. A toilet table by ‘Whytock & Reid Edinburgh.’ The shaped mirror plate in a moulded mahogany frame supported on scrolled uprights carved in relief with flowers, the frame is held in place by...
£575.00
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Pair of Victorian Oval Gilded Mirrors
georgian antiques, edinburgh, united kingdom
Stock No. 33725-A Circa 1880. A quality pair of late Victorian oval gilded wall mirrors, the mirror held in place in a deep gold slip, the deep oval frame with various patterns and foliate carving...
£2,500.00
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Regency Gilded Triptych Overmantel Mirror with a Lovely Degree of Wear
georgian antiques, edinburgh, united kingdom
Stock No. 13582 Circa 1820. Regency gilded triptych overmantel mirror with a lovely degree of wear. Surmounted by a moulded cornice with rounded protrusions at the sides above an unusual frieze with a central tablet...
£2,250.00
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Pair of Gothic Style Mirrors
georgian antiques, edinburgh, united kingdom
Circa 1900. A pair of Gothic style, stained beech rectangular wall mirrors, the frames with chamfered sides and a flat surface with overlapping corners capped with a small carved diamond head and extended frame in...
£425.00
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Pair of George II Walnut and Gilded Mirrors
georgian antiques, edinburgh, united kingdom
Circa 1970. A pair of stylish George II Walnut and gilded mirrors, the tops centered with a foliate carved flowers flanked by stylish Rococo architectural sections, each side with scrolling foliate gilded design, the shaped...
£1,200.00
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?Original Oak And Gesso Framed Mirror In The Rococo Style.
koos limburg jnr, glen prosen, united kingdom
Original Oak And Gesso Framed Mirror In The Rococo Style. With original gilded gesso rococo ornaments around the glass mirror In very good original used condition, with beautiful original old patination. French Circa 1900-20. 56.5cm high, 50cm wide Price: £185,—
£185.00
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Queen Anne Style Walnut Cheval Mirror
georgian antiques, edinburgh, united kingdom
Circa 1930. A Walnut framed Queen Anne style cheval mirror, the rectangular frame with a shaped top with a stylish moulded fore-edge, the frame retains the original mirror, which is supported on two uprights surmounted...
£575.00
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A Mid-19th Century Carved Wood and Gilded Wall Mirror
georgian antiques, edinburgh, united kingdom
Circa 1840. A mid-19th century carved wood and gilded wall mirror. The wooden frame is decorated with carved acanthus, fruit and flowers with a coronet and a cornucopia of flowers. The mirror plate has some...
£2,250.00
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Decorative Pair of Gothic Style, Oak-Framed Brass Mounted Victorian Mirrors
georgian antiques, edinburgh, united kingdom
Circa 1870. Decorative pair of Gothic style, oak framed brass mounted mirrors. The chamfered frames in cruciform style with brass decorations at the corners. The old (sparkling) mirror plates in very good condition and with...
£850.00
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Late Victorian Gothic Oak- Framed Rustic Wall Mirror
georgian antiques, edinburgh, united kingdom
Stock No. 33808 Circa 1880. Late Victorian Gothic oak- framed wall mirror. The chamfered oak frame with cruciate corner extensions with turned roundels. Mirror with a lovely colour and patina and its original mercury mirror...
£375.00
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Large French 18th Century Split Panel Chateau Mirror
devo design, london, united kingdom
Large 185cm high French 18th Century split panel mirror with sparkle, glass patination typical of the hand made mercury type. Sourced from a chateau via Avignon antique dealer, in 2003 Treated for woodworm prior to...
£2,700.00
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Exhibition Quality Louis XV Style Cheval Mirror
georgian antiques, edinburgh, united kingdom
Stock No.33718 Circa 1850. A Louis XV style a kingwood and ormolu mounted cheval mirror of monumental proportions, the large shaped framed mirror surmounted by gilded cartouche, with further gilded mounts along the sides, with...
£5,500.00
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George II Style Large Mahogany and Carved Giltwood Wall Mirror
georgian antiques, edinburgh, united kingdom
Circa 1880. Stylish George II style mahogany and carved giltwood wall mirror. The shaped top with gilded acanthus and urn decorations above Rococo C scrolls and with trailing foliage down the sides. The shaped mirror...
£1,075.00
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Chippendale-Style Fretted Mahogany Wall Mirror
georgian antiques, edinburgh, united kingdom
33747 Circa 1850 19th century Chippendale-style fretted mahogany wall mirror with original mirror plate. The rectangular mirror plate with a small degree of foxing surrounded by a moulded frame and surmounted by a fretted pediment...
£290.00
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Stunning Large Ornate Wall Mirror
fb antiques, rettendon common, united kingdom
Large ornate gilt framed mirror in good condition, would look stunning in any home.
£495.00
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Late Victorian inlaid and fretted Chippendale-style wall mirror
georgian antiques, edinburgh, united kingdom
Circa 1880 Late Victorian inlaid and fretted Chippendale-style wall mirror. The mirror plate within a gilt slip in perfect condition and the mahogany frame with boxwood and ebony inlay. Surmounted by a fretted pediment, the...
£275.00
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Unusual Carved Hardwood, Gilded and Ebonized Japanese Mirror
georgian antiques, edinburgh, united kingdom
Circa 1920 Unusual carved hardwood gilded and ebonized Japanese mirror. The rectangular mirror with a foliate-carved gilded frame and protruding shaped panels at both ends with gilded and finely carved Geisha girls in a foliate...
£675.00
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Victorian Gentleman's Shaving stand and mirror in mahogany
bore park antiques, nuneaton, united kingdom
Rare item from the Victorian era, the stand is of quality mahogany mirror in good order though frames surround is needing attention which I shall carry out in with my asking price, standing 155cm high...
£350.00
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