Archive for October, 2009
Sunday, October 25th, 2009
MIRRORSĀ wall, and pier glasses
The wall mirrors of the walnut period were mounted in a rectangular frame of deal, with a convex section which was veneered in walnut and embellished with parquetry or marquetry if required.
With the influence of architects (and particularly William Kent) on furnishings in the 1715-1740 period, the wall mirror became the [...]
Tags: Chippendale, collector, convex mirror, design, eighteenth century, french empire, french styles, girandoles, mahogany, Mirrors, parquetry, pier glass, pier tables, rectangular frame, Rococo, Value, wall mirror, walnut
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Sunday, October 25th, 2009
MIRRORSĀ toilet
This form of mirror was introduced into Britain from the Low Countries in Queen Anne’s reign. The lower section was a miniature replica of a bureau. The mirror which was often of cushion shape was supported
between two uprights. Usually in walnut or japanned.
Value Points: Complexity of bureau part.
Shaped fronts.
Figured woods and inlays.
Original glass with [...]
Tags: boxwood, bureau, Bureaux, ebony, low countries, mahogany, miniature replica, Mirrors, paws, Queen Anne, replica, serpentine, Sheraton, walnut
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Tuesday, October 13th, 2009
Late XVIII Century Mirrors
Nowhere was the influence of Rococo style stronger than in mirror design. It was difficult to produce big sheets of glass, so large mirrors were often made of several pieces of glass. 18th-century glass tends to be thin with shallow bevels. Many pattern books were published at the time, and as [...]
Tags: 18th century glass, American, Candelabra, CARTOUCHE, coloured glass, design, ENGLISH, frame, fruitwoods, furniture, GEORGE II, GERMAN, giltwood, gold, ITALIAN, mirror, mirror design, mirror frames, Mirrors, pattern, Rococo, rococo period, rococo style, silver, walnut, xviii century
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Tuesday, October 13th, 2009
Early XVIII Century mirrors
At the end of the 17th century, a mirror about 1m x 90cm (40in x 36in) would have cost the equivalent of 20,000 in today’s currency. The earliest mirrors were handheld, but by the 18th century, the mirror had become an essential part of the fashionable home.
ENGLISH GILDED EASEL MIRROR
This mirror was [...]
Tags: 15th century, 17th century, bronze, charles ii, Chinoiserie, curved glass, design, ENGLISH, GILDED, glass, gold, HISTORY, louis xiv, mirror, Mirrors, murano, Rococo, silver, silver gold, steel
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