Mirror Vignette, with Details of Each Piece

Top left:
Gilded And Painted Mirror
English Or American
Circa 1800-1820
The concave frame receives the continuous round molding quartered with carved, gesso and gilt ring and foliate decoration. The frame is surmounted with an eagle on rocky-mount having sea serpent and foliate decoration balancing and completing the upper crest while perpetuating the marine theme as sometimes encountered. All elements including glass and backboard are original; great old surface with nary an imperfection sans a small crack that was long ago glued. Height: 38.25-inches; width: 28.5-inches.
Price: $6,250
333-73

Top right:
An Outstanding Looking Glass
Northeastern United States
Possibly Philadelphia
Circa 1810-1820
Curly maple, curly maple veneer and eastern white pine
The silvered glass plate below a reverse painted tablet showing a cottage scene; black pen-work against gold leaf within a powder blue with gold gilt edge demilune beneath a similarly worked spandrel...floral wreath design, all against the white eglomise panel. Framing the glasses and supporting the molded arcade are pilasters with finely fluted columns, plinths, and capitals; attached to the blocks are bosses. Notice the successful bombé shape of cornice molding.
Minor tiny losses between twelve and two o'clock within the demilune are mentioned for accuracy all else fine (Height: 42-inches; width: 21.75-inches.)
Price: $7,850
CS19

Center:
Looking Glass
Mahogany, gilded wood, string-inlay and gesso on wire
Uniquely American, New York
Circa 1790-1800
With a decidedly American personality, excelling in vertical proportion, festooned with flowers and foliage and no English cognate...this example remains in a seldom-encountered high state of originality. Centering the graceful high tightly scrolled molded and carved crest ornamented with Tudor roses is the beautifully executed carved and gilded urn with wheat and floral stocks artistically arranged; beneath which is mounted a molded oval medallion boss. A bead molding is applied to the frames outside edges with the carved and gilt sight edge molding glued to the inside edges. A simple string inlay centers the inner and outer moldings. The crest with a single line inlay is butted and glued to the top of frame edge; secured by blocking and straps with the outstanding elaborate transitional Rococo scrolled base and corner scrolls likewise butted and secured against the frame. The surface of this mahogany veneer on white pine mirror appears to be original and has a rich patina. Probably New York City or Albany. (Height: 64-inches; width: 24 3/8-inches.)
Price: $16,500
621-78

Bottom left:
Queen Anne Looking Glass
Probably American
Circa 1740-1750
This mahogany and mahogany veneer on white pine example has a lovely carved and applied ogee molding surrounding the two-piece beveled glasses. There are no repairs to the tall crest or returns; glue blocks are intact and prevented warping and cracking so often encounter. In generally excellent condition with the top glass possibly re-silvered; a few small sections of molding have been refreshed; Nice old patina. (31.5 by 13.75-inches.)
Price: $3,600
GS435

Bottom right:
Convex Mirror
America or England
Circa 1795-1810
A gilt-wood convex mirror with Ornamented upper and lower crest; spread winged eagle perched on pediment with a foliate base surmounting the continuous convex molded frame with carved, gesso and gilt detail and dark ribbed fillet. The carved and gilded scallop shell pendent above carved oak leaf detail is festooned with a wonderful garland of oak leaves. (32 by 17.5-inches.)
In very good condition; retains original backboard...gold leaf appears to be original with only minor losses and lifting. The backboard and frame look to be of a clear pine; white pine was used on both sides of the Atlantic.
Price: $5,800
CLB

If you are interested in buying any of these items, please call (978) 597-8084 or email David Hillier at drh@aaawt.com or Lynn Morin at lfm@aaawt.com

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