Small handheld or wall mirrors were not made in England until the beginning of the 17th century. Until then, most were imported from Venice. The celebrated Vauxhall glasshouses were opened in the 1660s.

At first, hand blown techniques were used, but the glass showed a great many imperfections, particularly when used for mirror making. Glass casting, where the molten glass was poured on to a bed of hot metal and rolled, was introduced in France in the later 17th century, but it was not until 1773 that the British Plate Glass Company was incorporated. From then on this glass tended to supplant the French imports.

Initially the mirrored pieces were relatively small and a large carved frame frequently had to incorporate glazing bars to accommodate several pieces of glass. After the mid-18th century improved techniques meant that large plates could be produced, and one supplied by Chippendale measured 231cm more...

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An Art Deco style convex circular silver and black framed…

Art Deco Silver Black Mirror - 58cm Diameter

An Art Deco style convex circular silver and black framed mirror, diameter 58 cm

An antique style mirror with gilt and faux timber frame, 20th…

Gilt-framed Antique Mirror, 20th Century

An antique style mirror with gilt and faux timber frame, 20th century, 66 x 57 cm

Georgian style wall mirror, 73 cm x 33 cm (frame) approx

Georgian Wall Mirror - 73cm x 33cm

Georgian style wall mirror, 73 cm x 33 cm (frame) approx

Vintage French style wall mirror

French Vintage Wall Mirror

Vintage French style wall mirror

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Gilt Rococo Mirror, 43x32.5cm

A small rococo style mirror, the shaped mirror with a moulded scroll frame in gilt on red bole, length 43 cm, width 32.5 cm

Art Deco style wall mirror, with geometric shaped panels, 110…

Geometric Art Deco Wall Mirror - 110cm x 110cm

Art Deco style wall mirror, with geometric shaped panels, 110 cm x 110 cm

A rococo style gilt framed mirror 87 x 51 cm

Gilt Rococo Mirror - 87x51cm

A rococo style gilt framed mirror 87 x 51 cm

Antique Georgian style mahogany wall mirror, 65 cm high

Georgian Mahogany Wall Mirror, 65cm High

Antique Georgian style mahogany wall mirror, 65 cm high

Rococo style gilt framed mirror 100 cm high, 62 cm wide

Rococo gilt mirror, 100x62cm

Rococo style gilt framed mirror 100 cm high, 62 cm wide

A rococo style gilt framed mirror, circa 1950, length 85 cm,…

Gilt Rococo Mirror, 1950s - 85 x 56 cm

A rococo style gilt framed mirror, circa 1950, length 85 cm, width 56 cm

A vintage rococo style gilt wood wall mirror, having a shaped…

Gilt Rococo Wall Mirror with Leafy Crest (9 words)

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A small Biedermeier style ebonised mahogany hall mirror, of…

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Small Florentine style giltwood mirror, with moulded leaf and…

Florentine Giltwood Leaf Mirror

Small Florentine style giltwood mirror, with moulded leaf and scroll frame

Carved Italian Rococo style gilt carved mirror c.1900, height…

Italian Rococo Gilt Carved Mirror, 1900

Carved Italian Rococo style gilt carved mirror c.1900, height 35 cm, width 23.5 cm

French Louis Philippe style giltwood framed overmantel mirror…

Giltwood Louis Philippe overmantel mirror (losses)

French Louis Philippe style giltwood framed overmantel mirror (some losses)

A decorative gilt & ebonised Italin style mirror. Width 60 cm.…

Italian Style Gilt & Ebonised Mirror

A decorative gilt & ebonised Italin style mirror. Width 60 cm. Height 95 cm

George III style satinwood wall mirror traditional fret work…

George III Style Satinwood Fretwork Wall Mirror

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A neoclassical style wall mirror in a giltwood frame,…

Neoclassical Giltwood Wall Mirror

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An Henri II style oak mantle mirror, later 19th century, with a…

Henri II Style Oak Mantle Mirror

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A transitional style gilded wall mirror, rectangular with a…

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A Louis XV style gilt metal marble top console and mirror, 20th…

Gilt Metal Console and Mirror Set

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A rococo style gilt framed mirror, circa 1950, length 76 cm,…

Rococo Gilt Mirror, 1950s

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French Empire style mahogany mirror, with gilt metal mounts,…

French Empire Mahogany Mirror with Gilt Metal Mounts

French Empire style mahogany mirror, with gilt metal mounts, approx 93 cm high, 61 cm wide

Ornate French style gilt framed mirror 122 cm high, 65 cm wide

French Gilt Mirror, 122x65 cm

Ornate French style gilt framed mirror 122 cm high, 65 cm wide

A Chippendale style carved gilt-wood mirror with bevelled glass,…

Chippendale Gilt-Wood Mirror, Mid 20th Century

A Chippendale style carved gilt-wood mirror with bevelled glass, mid 20th century 109 cm high, 56 cm wide

Louis XV style gilt wall mirror, with carved acanthus molding…

Gilt Acanthus Wall Mirror - 80cm Height

Louis XV style gilt wall mirror, with carved acanthus molding above bevelled glass mirror with beading, height 80 cm

A giltwood rococo style wall mirror, circa 1930s, of waisted…

Rococo Giltwood Wall Mirror, 1930s

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A gilt rococo style mirror, 97 x 51 cm

Gilt Rococo Mirror - 97 x 51 cm

A gilt rococo style mirror, 97 x 51 cm

A gilt rococo style mirror 106 x 107 cm

Gilt Rococo Mirror - 106 x 107 cm

A gilt rococo style mirror 106 x 107 cm

A George III style 19th century gilt wood wall mirror with the…

Gilt Wood Wall Mirror with Carved Frame and Crest

A George III style 19th century gilt wood wall mirror with the rectangular plate within a carved gilt frame with a carved crest. 56 wide

Highly decorative giltwood framed wall mirror in the style of…

Giltwood Palace de Versailles-style Wall Mirror

Highly decorative giltwood framed wall mirror in the style of the Palace de Versailles

A French Louis XV style brass hanging mirror, circa 1930s, the…

Louis XV Style Brass Hanging Mirror

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A Georgian style mahogany and gilt framed mirror, early 20th…

Early 20th Century Georgian Style Mirror

A Georgian style mahogany and gilt framed mirror, early 20th century, 92 x 53 cm

Heavily carved blackwood overmantle mirror in Prenzel style

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Antique brass framed decorative screen Art Nouveau style brass…

Art Nouveau Bird and Blossom Decorative Screen

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An ebonised gilt mantle mirror, late 19th century, the…

Ebonised Gilt Mantle Mirror, Louis XVI Style

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A Venetian style wall mirror, 20th century, the arched mirror…

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A Venetian style wall mirror with a segmented etched surround…

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A good pair of early 20th century French gilt frames rococo…

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French style gilt framed trumeau mirror with artistic panel…

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A Louis XV style circular salon mirror with a moulded gadrooned…

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A Louis XV style gilt wood salon mirror 117 cm high, 82 cm wide

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19th century Hungarian cast iron ornate wall mirror in the…

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A Chippendale style carved gilt-wood mirror with beveled glass,…

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A Chippendale style carved gilt-wood mirror with beveled glass, mid 20th century 109 cm high, 56 cm wide

A gilt gesso rococo style mirror 120 x 74 cm

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Antique European pier style mirror, Victorian printed scene to…

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Ornate French style wall mirror with ormolu and Sevres style…

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Antique French gilt wood rococo style mirror, 124 cm wide, 106…

French Rococo Gilt Mirror - 124x106cm

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Sheraton style mahogany overmantle mirror inlaid with satinwood

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Pier mirror early 20th century blackwood with, fluted design in…

Fluted Blackwood Pier Mirror in Federation Style

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Tall French style gilt framed pier mirror with bevelled glass

French Gilt Pier Mirror with Bevelled Glass

Tall French style gilt framed pier mirror with bevelled glass

Tall French style gilt framed pier mirror with bevelled glass

French Gilt Pier Mirror with Bevelled Glass

Tall French style gilt framed pier mirror with bevelled glass

A Victorian rococo style gilt wall mirror late 29th century…

Victorian Rococo Gilt Wall Mirror with Marine Motifs

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Rococo style gilt framed mirror 74 cm wide, 133 cm high approx

Gilt Rococo Mirror - 74x133cm

Rococo style gilt framed mirror 74 cm wide, 133 cm high approx

Continental style porcelain framed wall mirror. Provision for…

Porcelain Mirror with Candle Holders and Figure Decoration

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A George II style walnut wall mirror, with a swan neck shaped…

Burr Walnut Wall Mirror with Swan Neck Pediment

A George II style walnut wall mirror, with a swan neck shaped pediment in burr walnut and central palmette, the simple convex profile of the frame enclosing an arched mirror with a conforMing base. Height 91.5 cm. Width 57.5 cm

A Louis XV style gilt bronze mirror, circa 1950, of typical…

Rococo Gilt Bronze Mirror

A Louis XV style gilt bronze mirror, circa 1950, of typical rococo form with a scrolled and crested pediment, and flowing scroll, foliate and floral embellishments overall. Length 80 cm. Width 52 cm

A good Victorian style overmantel mirror with acanthus, column…

Victorian Acanthus Overmantel Mirror

A good Victorian style overmantel mirror with acanthus, column and floral emblem mouldings 133 cm wide, 10 cm deep, 102 cm high

Convex porthole style mirror with acanthus leaf design,…

Acanthus Leaf Porthole Mirror - 47cm Diameter

Convex porthole style mirror with acanthus leaf design, diameter 47 cm a composite Porthole style mirror with acanthus leaf design, diameter 47 cm

Oval Venetian style wall mirror, 107 x 60 cm

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Oval Venetian style wall mirror, 107 x 60 cm

A George III style mahogany fretwork wall mirror, the top…

George III Style Mahogany Fretwork Wall Mirror with Gilt Leaf

A George III style mahogany fretwork wall mirror, the top centred by a gilt leaf, 86 cm high, 47 cm wide

French style wall mirror with gilt frame and swag decorations

Gilded French Wall Mirror with Swag Decorations

French style wall mirror with gilt frame and swag decorations

Rococo style gilt framed mirror 88.5 cm x 61.5 cm

Gilt Rococo Mirror - 88.5 x 61.5 cm

Rococo style gilt framed mirror 88.5 cm x 61.5 cm

An extensively carved rococo style silvered wall mirror, 90 x…

Rococo Silvered Wall Mirror with Elaborate Carvings

An extensively carved rococo style silvered wall mirror, 90 x 60 cm

Antique French painted frame Louis XV style wall mirror, approx…

French Louis XV Style Wall Mirror with Painted Frame

Antique French painted frame Louis XV style wall mirror, approx 113 cm high, 66 cm wide

A pair of Flemish style repousse brass and glass cushion…

Flemish Style Brass and Glass Cushion Mirrors

A pair of Flemish style repousse brass and glass cushion mirrors, French,19th century. 90 cm high, 55 cm wide

A George III style Adam type gilt-wood wall mirror, English…

Adam-style Gilt-Wood Wall Mirror, 19th Century English

A George III style Adam type gilt-wood wall mirror, English 19th century. 102 cm high, 70 cm wide

Roccoco style cast brass wall mirror, in the Florentine taste,…

Roccoco Florentine Cast Brass Wall Mirror, 74x55cm

Roccoco style cast brass wall mirror, in the Florentine taste, 74 cm high, 55 cm wide

A Louis Phillipe French gilt framed pier mirror, 19th century,…

Louis Phillipe French Gilt Pier Mirror, 19th Century

A Louis Phillipe French gilt framed pier mirror, 19th century, 124 x 80 cm

A Victorian giltwood mantle mirror, 19th century, of…

Victorian Giltwood Mantle Mirror with Decorative Frame

A Victorian giltwood mantle mirror, 19th century, of rectangular form with a bevelled glass with rounded corners and housed in a decorative frame, the cornice embellished with a row of ball motifs below a pierced crest with a medallion rosette flanked by…

Antique French Louis XVI style mirror, giltwood and painted…

Louis XVI Style Oval Portrait Mirror

Antique French Louis XVI style mirror, giltwood and painted reserves, with central oval portrait miniature of a young lady, approx 76 cm high, 47 cm wide

A rococo style gilt timber framed rectangular mirror, 107 x 71…

Gilt Rococo Mirror - 107 x 71 cm

A rococo style gilt timber framed rectangular mirror, 107 x 71 cm

A Trumeau style mirror, 20th century. the mirror with a beaded…

Beaded Trumeau Mirror with Decoupage Panel

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An Empire style repousse brass wall mirror, Continental, 19th…

Empire Style Brass Wall Mirror with Ophis Pteros

An Empire style repousse brass wall mirror, Continental, 19th century, surmounted by two Ophis Pteros, 38 cm high, 26 cm wide

Highly decorative giltwood framed wall mirror in the style of…

Giltwood Palace-Style Wall Mirror

Highly decorative giltwood framed wall mirror in the style of the Palace de Versailles

Pier mirror Sheraton style, walnut with satinwood inlay, 133 x…

Sheraton Walnut Pier Mirror with Satinwood Inlay

Pier mirror Sheraton style, walnut with satinwood inlay, 133 x 62 cm

A decorative Venetian style wall mirror of oval form, 138 cm x…

Oval Venetian Wall Mirror - 138cm x 85cm

A decorative Venetian style wall mirror of oval form, 138 cm x 85 cm

Highly decorative giltwood framed wall mirror in the style of…

Palace-style giltwood wall mirror

Highly decorative giltwood framed wall mirror in the style of the Palace De Versailles

A Louis XV style giltwood hall mirror, 20th century, 110 cm…

Giltwood Louis XV Style Hall Mirror

A Louis XV style giltwood hall mirror, 20th century, 110 cm high, 80 cm wide

A small gilt wood convex wall mirror in the English Regency…

Regency Gilt Wood Convex Wall Mirror

A small gilt wood convex wall mirror in the English Regency style; 41 cm diameter

Rococo style ornate gilt framed mirror width 74 cm x height 102…

Gilt Rococo Mirror - 74cm x 102cm

Rococo style ornate gilt framed mirror width 74 cm x height 102 cm

Louis style gilt and silver framed mirror 127 cm height, 77 cm…

Gilt and Silver Louis Style Mirror - 127x77cm

Louis style gilt and silver framed mirror 127 cm height, 77 cm width

Antique style oval gilt surround mirror, 120 cm high

Oval Antique Gilt Mirror, 120cm

Antique style oval gilt surround mirror, 120 cm high

Regency style convex mirror, mounted in an ebony and giltwood…

Regency Ebony & Giltwood Convex Mirror

Regency style convex mirror, mounted in an ebony and giltwood circular frame

Rococo style gilt framed mirror, 120 cm high, 75 cm wide

Rococo Gilt Framed Mirror - 120x75cm

Rococo style gilt framed mirror, 120 cm high, 75 cm wide

An Art Nouveau style mahogany overmantel, with 4 bevelled glass…

Art Nouveau Mahogany Overmantel with Bevelled Mirrors and Shelves

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Antique early 19th century French Louis XVI mirror, painted and…

French Louis XVI Painted Mirror with Bird Crest

Antique early 19th century French Louis XVI mirror, painted and gilt wood, bird feeding the young to the crest centre

George III style stained beech fretwork wall mirror with gilded…

Stained Beech Fretwork Mirror with Gilded Ho-Ho Bird Cresting

George III style stained beech fretwork wall mirror with gilded ho-ho bird cresting

French rococo style gilt console table & mirror, the console…

Gilt Rococo Console Table & Matching Mirror

French rococo style gilt console table & mirror, the console decorated in faux marble above elaborate acanthus scrolling, pierced apron and stretcher base, raised on four fluted cabriole legs with scrolled feet, height 92 width 150 cm, the mirror of…

An antique Georgian timber wall mirror, 18th century, the…

Georgian Timber Wall Mirror with Chippendale Style Decoration

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Regency style gilt mirror, approx 118 cm high, 73 cm wide

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Regency style gilt mirror, approx 118 cm high, 73 cm wide

A late 19th century decorative Regency style overmantle mirror…

Regency-style Shell Crest Mirror with Gilt and Painted Finish

A late 19th century decorative Regency style overmantle mirror with shell crest, parcel gilt and painted finish

A large French Empire style silver gilt mirror, with a pierced…

French Empire Silver Gilt Mirror with Wreath Finial

A large French Empire style silver gilt mirror, with a pierced wreath finial, 134 cm high 83 cm wide

A Queen Anne style mirror, 18th century elements and later in…

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