Mirror, Courting with make-do fragment glass
An Early Looking Glass
18th Century, original surface
Pierced cruciform finial above scratch decorated lobed crest above silvered glass; maker used chipped fragment of glass and cleverly filled the small missing area with carved wood. The piece appears earlier than the scratched date of 1838. (6.25 x 3.75 inches.)
$2,555
745-26
Mirror, Eighteenth Century
Original surface history
European
Pine, carved
The incised and arched crest centered by scrolled returns above the mirrored glass within carved frame. The off-white paint with traces of gold gilt has a great patina. (18.5 x 10.25 inches.)
$1,425
745-25
Mirror, Ogee
Old black paint
First Half 19th Century
As depicted, a nicely molded frame now painted black; originally was veneered.
(Frame: 34 7/8 x 23 7/8-inches; mirror: 25 5/8 x 14.5-inches.)
$335
637-140
Mirror or Looking Glass, Original Green Paint
New England, Queen Anne
White pine, Chinoiserie
18th Century - SOLD
The lobed crest above molded frame; fine original condition - thinning chinoiserie against green painted surface.
Dimensions: 15.5 by 9-inches.
240-77 - SOLD
Federal Giltwood Mirror
Attributed to Earps & Company
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Circa 1825
Excellent original condition
The edges of frame ornamented with saw-tooth line motif, applied turned-spiral-twist molding, and eight leaves carved in relief; acorn and ball drops complete a most successful aesthetic. For a nearly identical example see The Mirror Book by Herbert E. Schiffer, page 637, plate 634. (Dimensions: 15.25 x 21.75 inches.)
$1,575
754-7
Sheraton Stenciled Mirror
Split mirror with reverse colorful painted scene in top section. The mirror is in a black painted pine frame with gold stenciled decoration. Pine frame
Dimensions: 12.5 by 22.25-inches.
$1,835
736-1
Neoclassical Looking Glass
Carved, gesso, paint, and gilt
Continental
Circa 1800 - SOLD
As depicted, carved giltwood mirror...glass mirror plate within carved frame having fluted corner-blocks. The carved urn surmounting frame festooned with pierced carved garland of fruits. Terrific old surface.
553-92 - SOLD
Small Chippendale Looking Glass
Eighteenth Century
Great Surface
Small mahogany glass in original condition, including mirror. The crest has an unusual moth decoration. Dimensions: 13 by 9.25-inches.
$850
424-8
Chippendale Mirror
Dimensions: 24.875 by 13.75-inches.
$425
593-2
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