A long, narrow mirror in a carved frame, frequently gilded, intended to hang above a pier table or console table. A separate mirror, behind the table, frequently extended to the floor.

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 more...

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A large carved giltwood and gesso pier mirror, French, 19th…

Giltwood Neoclassical Pier Mirror, French 19th Century

A large carved giltwood and gesso pier mirror, French, 19th century, in the neoclassical style with a ribbon tied laurel crest and conforming swags, the shaped rectangular frame with dart and bead moulded borders, 242 cm high, 107 cm wide

A gilt wood framed pier mirror, milk glass inset in bevelled…

Floral Gilt Wood Pier Mirror with Milk Glass Inset

A gilt wood framed pier mirror, milk glass inset in bevelled frame surmounted by a floral carved pediment. 165 cm x 62 cm.

A Rococo style gilt framed pier mirror, the bevelled…

Rococo Gilt Framed Pier Mirror with Foliate Frame

A Rococo style gilt framed pier mirror, the bevelled rectangular plate in a rocaille and foliate frame, 107 x 73 cm. Provenance: The Estate of the late Hylton Grimmer

A Rococo style gilt framed pier mirror, the rectangular plate…

Rococo Gilt Pier Mirror with Elaborate Carvings

A Rococo style gilt framed pier mirror, the rectangular plate within an elaborate carved rocaille and foliate frame, 128 x 80 cm

A George III giltwood pier mirror, the rectangular plate within…

George III Giltwood Rocaille Pier Mirror

A George III giltwood pier mirror, the rectangular plate within a rocaille scroll carved frame with pendant fruit and flowers. Height 117 cm, width 70 cm. Provenance: Bonhams & Goodman Auctions, 2008. Private collection, Sydney.

George III mahogany pier glass, with inverted breakfront top…

George III Mahogany Pier Glass: Elegant Triple Column Design

George III mahogany pier glass, with inverted breakfront top and triple round columns

A 19th century French gilt wood pier glass, broken arch…

French Gilt Wood Pier Glass with Fleur de Lis

A 19th century French gilt wood pier glass, broken arch pediment, centred by a Fleur de lis (faults)

An antique French gilt-framed pier mirror, 19th century or…

Antique French Gilt-Framed Pier Mirror with Candle Arms

An antique French gilt-framed pier mirror, 19th century or possibly earlier, the rectangular plate within a crested carved gilt frame with a pair of candle arms below, 132 cm high, 76 cm wide, 20 cm deep

An antique neoclassical pier mirror, 18th century, the original…

18th Century Neoclassical Gold Pier Mirror

An antique neoclassical pier mirror, 18th century, the original distressed rectangular mirror plate, within an architectural frame with a pair of fluted columns supporting a beaded and moulded cornice, the wood frame covered in gold paint. Length 80 cm,…

An antique Biedermeier flame mahogany pier mirror, Northern…

Biedermeier Flame Mahogany Pier Mirror, 19th Century

An antique Biedermeier flame mahogany pier mirror, Northern European, early to mid 19th century, 127 x 54 cm

A Regency giltwood pier mirror, early 19th century, with a fan…

Regency Giltwood Pier Mirror with Architectural Motif

A Regency giltwood pier mirror, early 19th century, with a fan shaped architectural motif to the upper section flanked by mask heads and rosettes, with stiff leaf and husk borders and ribbon details to reeded pilasters, with aged plate, 87 x 51 cm

A Napoleon III gilt framed pier mirror and console, third…

Napoleon III Gilt Pier Mirror and Console

A Napoleon III gilt framed pier mirror and console, third quarter 19th century, the bevelled rectangular plate in a substantial frame in Renaissance revival style with a pediment and figures of putti above flanking columns resting on a conforming low…

Small 19th century pier mirror, a naive watercolour of a young…

19th Century Pier Mirror with Naive Watercolour Above

Small 19th century pier mirror, a naive watercolour of a young girl above the mirror, gilded and ebonised frame with carved flower to each corner. 34 x 71 cm.

A Venetian Murano glass pier mirror, mid 20th century, the…

A Venetian Murano glass pier mirror, mid 20th century, the shaped mirror with a cartouche central plate within twisted border surrounded by etched foliate frieze, framed by beaded C-scrolls and applied with pink rosettes, mounted on a wooden backplate,…

A neoclassical style pier mirror by Brian barrow, modern, the…

A neoclassical style pier mirror by Brian barrow, modern, the egg and dart cornice above a broad frieze painted with naked gladiators, the bevelled plate flanked by fluted pilasters. Height 243 cm, width 108 cm. Provenance: The Estate of the Hon. Dr John…

An ebonised and gilt pier mirror in the manner of Thomas hope…

An ebonised and gilt pier mirror in the manner of Thomas hope by Brian barrow, modern, with a palmette frieze, the bevelled plate in a pylon shaped surround decorated with rosettes, the base centred with a Nile crocodile. Height 217 cm, width 101 cm.…

An antique Louis XV style gilt-framed pier or overmantel mirror,…

An antique Louis XV style gilt-framed pier or overmantel mirror, second half 19th century, the shaped rectanguar plate in a moulded frame crested with an elaborate shaped cornice and mirror-backed lattice frieze centred on a winged putto mask above a…

A small pier mirror in an antique parcel-gilt polychrome frame,…

A small pier mirror in an antique parcel-gilt polychrome frame, the frame second quarter 18th century, French or Italian, the rectangular plate in a shaped, moulded, and carved frame with a crest of a classical urn amidst flowers and otherwise adorned…

A small George II gilt-framed pier mirror, the frame second…

A small George II gilt-framed pier mirror, the frame second quarter 18th century, the (later) rectangular plate in a carved frame in French manner with a crest of flowers within C scrolls and otherwise adorned with shell centres, foliage, and flowers, 100…