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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A George III gilt-framed rectangular wall mirror, English 18th…

A George III gilt-framed rectangular wall mirror, English 18th century. Provenance: The Estate of the late Lady Burrell, Rosemont Sydney. Dimensions: 98 cm x 84 cm

A large Venetian glass overmantel mirror, late 19th century,…

A large Venetian glass overmantel mirror, late 19th century, the shaped bevelled plate within an engraved mirrored border, the foliate cresting with an engraved panel of a bouquet of flowers. Height 170 cm, width 123 cm. Provenance: Robert Morrison…

An Australian 'Reflections' copper relief arts and crafts wall…

An Australian 'Reflections' copper relief arts and crafts wall mirror, Australian circa 1910, height 55 cm, width 41 cm

A gilt-wood and floral-carved wall mirror, . Provence, French…

Floral-carved French Wall Mirror, Early 19th Century

A gilt-wood and floral-carved wall mirror, . Provence, French early 19th century 164 cm high 88 cm wide. Provenance: Mossgreen, The Age of Madame de Pompadour Collection 2014 Sydney lot 68 ( AUD$7, 000)

A large gilded wall mirror, the frame ornately moulded with bay…

Gilded Bay Leaf Mirror from Drake House

A large gilded wall mirror, the frame ornately moulded with bay leaves, 190 x 150 cm. Provenance: Drake house, Australian Catholic University (Acu)

A Victorian giltwood overmantle mirror, the arched plate in an…

Victorian Giltwood Overmantle Mirror

A Victorian giltwood overmantle mirror, the arched plate in an architectural surround with scrolled cresting half column uprights. Height 147 cm, width 137 cm. Provenance: Ros Palmer Antiques, Sydney. Private collection, Sydney

A kauri pine wall mirror, the rail and stile framed mirror with…

Kauri Pine Wall Mirror with Anthemion Crest

A kauri pine wall mirror, the rail and stile framed mirror with bevelled plate, having a decorative anthemion and rosette crest

Sheraton Revival mahogany overmantel mirror, c. 1890, the…

Sheraton Revival Overmantel Mirror with Floral Inlay, c. 1890

Sheraton Revival mahogany overmantel mirror, c. 1890, the shaped pediment above three beveled rectangular mirror plates flanked by fluted columns, with satinwood string inlay and floral spray decoration, 73 x 126 cm. Provenance: The collection of Sir…

Pair of Venetian giltwood mirrored wall sconces, 18th century,…

18th Century Venetian Giltwood Mirrored Wall Sconces (Pair)

Pair of Venetian giltwood mirrored wall sconces, 18th century, each cartouche shaped frame enclosing a mirror plate etched with classical female nudes, with four branches (A/F mirrors cracked) (2), height 78 cm width 37 cm depth 17 cm (each). Provenance:…

Pair of Australian Colonial cedar wall mirrors, late 19th…

Colonial Cedar Wall Mirrors Pair

Pair of Australian Colonial cedar wall mirrors, late 19th century, each of rectangular form (2), 49 x 38 cm. Provenance: Ernest Elphinstone Antiques, Woollahra, the collection of Robert Hutchinson, Sydney

A large and impressive oval wall mirror, decorated with…

Tropical Seashell Oval Wall Mirror

A large and impressive oval wall mirror, decorated with tropical seashells, 125 x 60 x 20 cm

James Edwards (Australian), shell wall mirror, c. 2018, cowry…

Cowry Shell Wall Mirror

James Edwards (Australian), shell wall mirror, c. 2018, cowry shells and sea urchin spines, 108 x 80 cm

A carved gilt wall mirror, decorated with applied the…

Gilt Mirror with Australian Coat of Arms

A carved gilt wall mirror, decorated with applied the Australian coat of arms with kangaroo and emu motifs, 68 x 53 cm

Ebonised wall mirror rectangular moulded frame, 111 x 80 cm.…

Rectangular Ebonised Wall Mirror, 111 x 80 cm

Ebonised wall mirror rectangular moulded frame, 111 x 80 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, NSW.

French burr wood and parcel-gilt wall mirror early 20th century…

French Burr Wood Wall Mirror

French burr wood and parcel-gilt wall mirror early 20th century of rectangular shape, 110 x 83 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney.

Italian giltwood overmantel mirror, early 19th century, in the…

Italian Rococo Giltwood Overmantel Mirror, 19th Century

Italian giltwood overmantel mirror, early 19th century, in the rococo taste, of cushion shape with scrolling acanthus leaves and feathers, 154 x 126 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney

A pair of Australian oval wall mirrors, gilt frames with fern…

Gilt-Framed Fern Mirrors from 1880s Australia

A pair of Australian oval wall mirrors, gilt frames with fern decoration, circa 1880, 31 x 23.5 cm

An ebonised Australian wall mirror, the oval bevelled plate in…

Ebonised Australian Wall Mirror with Kookaburra Carving

An ebonised Australian wall mirror, the oval bevelled plate in a frame carved with a kookaburra amidst vines, foliage and flowers, early 20th century, 60 x 76 cm. Provenance: The Ruth Simon Collection, privately acquired from the above in 2005

A large Venetian overmantel mirror, the arched bevelled plate…

Venetian Overmantel Mirror with Floral Incisions

A large Venetian overmantel mirror, the arched bevelled plate with incuse corners having mirrored borders incised with flowers and foliage, 181 x 151 cm. Provenance: Robert Morrison, Queen Street Woollahra, Sydney

An Australian tramp art overmantel mirror, late 19th century,…

Australian Tramp Art Overmantel Mirror, Late 19th Century

An Australian tramp art overmantel mirror, late 19th century, 90 x 127 cm

Francis Edmond Striezel (attributed), (1860-1935), wall mirror,…

Cherub Carved Blackwood Wall Mirror

Francis Edmond Striezel (attributed), (1860-1935), wall mirror, carved blackwood with cherub decoration, 48 x 99 cm. Provenance: Private collection Melbourne, previously by direct Streizel family descent.

Regency carved giltwood convex wall mirror, c. 1820, surmounted…

Regency Giltwood Dragon Mirror with Candle Arms

Regency carved giltwood convex wall mirror, c. 1820, surmounted by a dragon above a circular plate within rope moulded band supporting two scrolled candle arms with sockets and drip trays and supporting leaves, height 100 cm, width 56 cm. Provenance: The…

Tortoiseshell and ebonised wall mirror, rectangular beveled…

Tortoiseshell and Ebonised Wall Mirror

Tortoiseshell and ebonised wall mirror, rectangular beveled plate within moulded surround, height 76 cm width 68 cm. Provenance: The Collection of Janet and Graeme Webb, Wollogorang, NSW

Parcel-gilt and ebonised overmantel mirror, 19th century, the…

Reeded Starry Mirror from the Webb Collection

Parcel-gilt and ebonised overmantel mirror, 19th century, the reeded frame embellished with gilded stars, 99 x 69 cm. Provenance: The Collection of Janet and Graeme Webb, Wollogorang, NSW

Colefax and Fowler, wall mirror, 20th century, rectangular…

Blue and White Wall Mirror by Colefax and Fowler

Colefax and Fowler, wall mirror, 20th century, rectangular beveled plate within blue and white moulded surround, 90 x 72 cm. Provenance: Colefax and Fowler. The Collection of Janet and Graeme Webb, Wollogorang, NSW

Biedermeier burr wood wall mirror, early 20th century, with…

Biedermeier Burr Wood Wall Mirror

Biedermeier burr wood wall mirror, early 20th century, with string inlaid decoration, height 92 cm width 52 cm. Provenance: The Collection of Janet and Graeme Webb, Wollogorang, NSW

Wall mirror huon pine frame, with gilt slip, 59 x 84 cm

Huon Pine Wall Mirror with Gilt Slip (9 words)

Wall mirror huon pine frame, with gilt slip, 59 x 84 cm

A Regency Gilt Triple plate overmantle mirror from a notable…

Regency Gilt Triple Plate Overmantle Mirror with Jupiter Frieze

A Regency Gilt Triple plate overmantle mirror from a notable South Australian residence. Three all bevelled mirrors. The frieze being the Jupiter procession, with a scantily dressed maiden seated with beautiful cherubs playing watching lions pulling a…

Italian rococo style giltwood overmantel mirror, late 18th…

Italian Rococo Giltwood Overmantel Mirror, Late 18th Century

Italian rococo style giltwood overmantel mirror, late 18th century, the rectangular mirror plate within a double surround carved with foliate scrolls and shells, the pediment profusely carved with scrolls, foliage and flowers, further adorned with four…

A carved giltwood circular, French, circa 1900 convex wall…

Giltwood French Wall Mirror with Ribbon Sash

A carved giltwood circular, French, circa 1900 convex wall mirror with ribbon sash finial

A wall mirror, Baltic pine, Barossa Valley, South Australia,…

Baltic Pine Wall Mirror from 19th Century South Australia

A wall mirror, Baltic pine, Barossa Valley, South Australia, 19th century 50 x 42 cm

A contemporary wall mirror, after Jacques Lafon, French, 20th…

Contemporary French Wall Mirror by Jacques Lafon

A contemporary wall mirror, after Jacques Lafon, French, 20th century, the rectangular plate within a canted mirrored surround, 90.5 x 70.5 cm. Provenance: Cecily Taylor, Boulogne, France: Alan Wanzenberg Architect, New York. Private Collection, Sydney,…

Overmantle mirror, blackwood Edwardian, foliate carved pediment,…

Blackwood Foliate Carved Overmantle Mirror

Overmantle mirror, blackwood Edwardian, foliate carved pediment, bevelled mirror

Australian Colonial cedar overmantle mirror, c. 1850, of…

Colonial Cedar Overmantle Mirror, c. 1850

Australian Colonial cedar overmantle mirror, c. 1850, of rectangular form, with carved oak leaf tracery against silk lining, original bevelled glass mirror, 67 x 91 cm. Provenance: Marvin Hurnall Antiques, Melbourne. Collection of George and Adisa Pompei,…

A vintage Fairground curved novelty wall mirror, of serpentine…

Serpentine Fairground Wall Mirror with Distorted Reflection

A vintage Fairground curved novelty wall mirror, of serpentine shape with distorted reflection, cedar frame. Dimensions 83 cm x 0 cm.

A George III gilt wood framed wall mirror with a rectangular…

George III Gilt Wood Wall Mirror with Carved Foliate

A George III gilt wood framed wall mirror with a rectangular plate beneath a carved foliate, 97 cm high, 52 cm wide. Provenance: Clonlara, East Melbourne, Victoria.

Victorian giltwood and gesso overmantel mirror, c. 1860, the…

Victorian Giltwood Overmantel Mirror with Architectural Cresting

Victorian giltwood and gesso overmantel mirror, c. 1860, the rectangular plate contained within a moulded frame with a breakfront architectural cresting centred by a cartouche containing the profile of a gentleman, flanked by acanthus moulded pilasters…

Elaborately carved colonial kauri wall mirror, with applied…

Colonial Kauri Wall Mirror with Carved Foliate Mouldings

Elaborately carved colonial kauri wall mirror, with applied foliate scrolling mouldings with shield shaped mirror. 113 cm x 80 cm

An Australian oval leather work wall mirror, 19th century, 80…

19th Century Australian Oval Leather Wall Mirror

An Australian oval leather work wall mirror, 19th century, 80 cm high, 46 cm wide

Regency gilt and composition overmantel mirror, with floral…

Regency Floral Overmantel Mirror

Regency gilt and composition overmantel mirror, with floral scrolling panel, the rectangular plinth flanked by a pair of plain pilasters with composite capitals with a floral scrolling panel above, 110 cm x 137 cm. Ex Keith Okey collection Sydney Lot 305

A good George III gilt wood wall mirror, English, circa 1760.…

George III Gilt Wood Wall Mirror, Circa 1760

A good George III gilt wood wall mirror, English, circa 1760. 116 cm high, 64 cm wide. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney

A carved pine Arts & Crafts wall mirror, c.1900 the frame…

Arts & Crafts Pine Wall Mirror with Carved Frame

A carved pine Arts & Crafts wall mirror, c.1900 the frame carved in the Arts & Crafts/aesthetic design with a central oval silvered glass mirror. Note: with paper label verso: 'Carved by Mrs. T. H. Sharp for Melbourne Exhibition 1904', purchased Gregson's…

A Regency overmantel mirror, circa 1820. The upper panel…

Regency En-Grissaille Overmantel Mirror

A Regency overmantel mirror, circa 1820. The upper panel painted with en-grisaille panel of gambolling putti, with reeded cornice and pilaster form gilded gesso frame, 116.5 cm width x 154.5 cm height. Provenance: Purchased from Palmer Antiques, Sydney.

Highly decorative carved Australian cedar overmantle mirror…

Cedar Overmantle Mirror with Mask and Leaves

Highly decorative carved Australian cedar overmantle mirror with applied mask to crest & scrolling accanthus leaves

A New Zealand colonial mottled kauri wall mirror, oblong shape…

Mottled Kauri Wall Mirror with Carved Pediment

A New Zealand colonial mottled kauri wall mirror, oblong shape with deep bevelled edge and short carved and pierced pediment. Width 64 cm, height 84 cm

A green painted and gilt wood wall mirror, French, 19th century.…

French Green and Gilt Wall Mirror, 19th Century

A green painted and gilt wood wall mirror, French, 19th century. 200 cm high, 120 cm wide. Provenance. Private Collection Toorak, Melbourne

A carved gilt wood and vernis Martin wall mirror, French, 19th…

French Gilt Wood Wall Mirror, 19th Century

A carved gilt wood and vernis Martin wall mirror, French, 19th century. 215 cm high, 125 cm wide. Provenance. Private Collection Toorak, Melbourne

A rare red Chinoiserie lacquer wall mirror, English, circa 1700.…

Red Chinoiserie Lacquer Wall Mirror, English 1700

A rare red Chinoiserie lacquer wall mirror, English, circa 1700. 104 cm high, 70 cm wide. Provenance: John Dunn Antiques, Melbourne

Heavily carved blackwood overmantle mirror in Prenzel style

Blackwood Prenzel-style Overmantle Mirror with Intricate Carvings

Heavily carved blackwood overmantle mirror in Prenzel style

Ornately carved huon pine overmantle mirror with decorative…

19th Century Kangaroo Carved Huon Pine Mirror

Ornately carved huon pine overmantle mirror with decorative flower leaf and kangaroo decoration 156 cm x 156 cm, 19th century

Louis XV style gilt overmantle mirror, 19th century, leaf and…

Louis XV Gilt Overmantle Mirror with Garlands and Shield

Louis XV style gilt overmantle mirror, 19th century, leaf and berry border surmounted by garlands and a central shield motif. Height 198.5 cm. Width 160 cm. Provenance: Orlando design and Antiques, Mosman. The Estate of a Lady, NSW

A large carved giltwood overmantel mirror, French late 19th…

Giltwood overmantel mirror with carved acanthus and lions' heads

A large carved giltwood overmantel mirror, French late 19th century the rectangular bevelled plate within an acanthus carved frame with foliate scroll carved mounts to the base with lions' heads, with a floral carved cornice with a central cartouche, 175…