Pair of Louis XIV Style Paint Decorated panels, Second half of the 19th Century. Each arched panel centered by an oval vignettes depicting genre of children skipping and dancing in courtyards, suspended by ribbon tied bows within floral garlands, and decorated below a suspended trophies within foliate and floral borders. H:5'7" W:22" The historical backgroud of this early period derives from Louis X1V, known as the Sun King, he reigned in France between 1643 and 1715. Influenced the Baroque st... Click for details

Pair of Exceptional Italian Rococo Style Carved Gilt Wood Mirrors, with a shield shaped molded frame, of a shell crest and grotesque mask at the base. H:35" W:22: Mirrors have a history from the late 17th century onward, mirrors—and their frames—played an increasingly important part in the decoration of rooms. The early frames were usually of ivory, silver, ebony, or tortoiseshell or were veneered with marquetry of walnut, olive, and laburnum. Needlework and bead frames were also to be found. Cr... Click for details

Italian baroque Style Carved Giltwood Late 19th Century Mirror. The rectangular plate within a main leaf carved border and leaf tipped surround, giltwood mirror and of grand size for any decor. H:5' W:45.5" From the late 17th century onward, mirrors—and their frames—played an increasingly important part in the decoration of rooms. The early frames were usually of ivory, silver, ebony, or tortoiseshell or were veneered with marquetry of walnut, olive, and laburnum. Needlework and bead frames wer... Click for details

Late 19th Century Italian Rococo Style Giltwood Mirror with a shaped plate within fluted, foliate and C-scroll borders, surmounted by a similar pierced cresting. H:30" W:21.5" From the late 17th century onward, mirrors—and their frames—played an increasingly important part in the decoration of rooms. The early frames were usually of ivory, silver, ebony, or tortoiseshell or were veneered with marquetry of walnut, olive, and laburnum. Needlework and bead frames were also to be found. Craftsmen su... Click for details

A Pair of Louis XVI-Style Carved Giltwood Mirrors, the beribboned and swagged crest and foliate drop above the gadrooned liner and foliate cluster, H: 69.5" W: 36.5" exceptional size and elegance. From the late 17th century onward, mirrors—and their frames—played an increasingly important part in the decoration of rooms. The early frames were usually of ivory, silver, ebony, or tortoiseshell or were veneered with marquetry of walnut, olive, and laburnum. Needlework and bead frames were also to b... Click for details

An Antique Louis XVI-Style Carved Giltwood Mirror, mid-19th c., the crest with quiver arrows and torch bound by a beribboned garland, swagged garlands to the sides, beaded and faceted frame ending in acanthus pendants, H:58" W:35" This particular mirror has a provenance from the Sewell Showroom in New Orleans. From the late 17th century onward, mirrors—and their frames—played an increasingly important part in the decoration of rooms. The early frames were usually of ivory, silver, ebony, or to... Click for details

Decorative Vintage French Gold Gilt Mirror with a rectangular mirror plate which is surmounted by Musical Instruments and flowers within a carved frame. H:61" W:33" Located just south of Santa Barbara in an antique community, the store Lifestyle Antiques with decorative arts and furnishings from Europe, specializing in Italian Furniture, French and Spanish. The elegant collection is located in the heart of Summerland, California, and offers the finest high-end Antiques, Decorative Arts, and Ho... Click for details

A small French Neo-Classical carved Giltwood Mirror, the pierced crest with grape clusters and leaves flanked by rocaille C scrolls, below rosettes and floral sprays in the corners. H:29 3/8" W:17 3/8" In the visual arts and the decorative objects the European movement called "neoclassicism" began after ca 1765, as a reaction against both the surviving Baroque and Rococo styles, and as a desire to return to the perceived "purity" of the arts of Rome, or the perception of the ideal of Ancient Gre... Click for details

Pair of 19th Century Italian Neo Classical Style Cushion Mirrors. 27 1/4" X 39.5" Gilding is the decoration of an object with a thin layer of gold,gold leaf, or fold foil, the ornate wood carving in a floral and leaf motif is embellished with Gold Gilt to accent the ornamentation. From the late 17th century onward, mirrors—and their frames—played an increasingly important part in the decoration of rooms. The early frames were usually of ivory, silver, ebony, or tortoiseshell or were veneered ... Click for details

Highly Decorative shaped rectangular plate surmounted by a smaller mirror plate, with gilt rocaille border adorned with floral encrusted ornaments and cherubs, the shaped aprons below incorporating three candle cups. H:33.5" W:18" Germany played an important part in the evolution of porcelain on the Coninent, the historical signaifcance of porcelain and it's orgin. There are three main kinds of porcelain: (1) hard-paste porcelain, (2) soft-paste porcelain, and (3) bone china. The differences b... Click for details

The early 20th Cetury Venetian Mirror is of fine proportion and with gold inclusion, it is missing 2 rosettes. H:43.5" W:31.5" What and where is Murano? It is an island, north of Venice, in Veneto region, northeastern Italy, with an area of 1,134 acres (459 hectares) in the Laguna Veneta (Venice Lagoon). It was founded between the 5th and the 7th century, and it experienced its major development after 1291, when glass furnaces were moved there from Venice. Murano became the manufacturing cen... Click for details

19th Century Louis XV Style Giltwood Pier Mirror is a rectangular shape surrmounted by an urn, floral swag and quiver crest suspending floral swags within an oak leaf carved frame. H:7' W:35.5" Second Empire Style, also called Napoleon III, Second Empire Baroque , or Beaux-Arts Style architectural style that was dominant internationally during the second half of the 19th century. Developing from a tendency of architects of the second quarter of the 19th century to use architectural schemes dra... Click for details