Louis XVI Style Giltwood Border Glass Mirror

A fine Louis XVI style mirror of grand proportions with pedimented pierced carved scrolled top surmounted by trailing floral garlands above bevelled border plates enclosed in an egg and dart moulding each corner having an overlaid giltwood carved leaf. The smaller bevelled and cushion cut mirror plate of good quality with little degradation

French, circa 1890

The late 19th century saw a resurgence in interest in the early Louis XVI style. Wealthy members of society and the newly made industrialist began to decorate their homes in the earlier historic styles such as the Gothic revival, Renaissance revival, Louis XVI and Chippendale revival styles. Mirrors such as this were created to mimic the works of the past but were made larger in scale and often gently embellished to make them grander than their original designs. As mirror technology technology improved so the older mouth blown glass was replaced by far larger poured glass plates allowing for the increase in scale and therefore richness in form.