Apter-Fredericks

Important 18th & 19th Century Antique Furniture

Queen Anne

A Rare Queen Anne Gesso Mirror
A Rare Queen Anne Blue Japanned Bureau Cabinet
A Jewel in the Crown of Queen Anne Furniture
A Pair of Queen Anne Walnut Stools
A Very Rare Pair of Queen Anne Giltwood Border Glass Mirrors
An Unusual Regency Verre Eglomise Mirror
Regency Verre Eglomise Mirror

An Unusual Regency Verre Eglomise Mirror

Height: 38" 96cm
Width: 24" 60.5cm

Having an inverted breakfront pediment above a verre eglomise panel with blue surround, gold floral border and classical trophy to the centre. Below is a Queen Anne bevelled mirror plate flanked by half columns with composite (Ionic and Corinthian) capitals.

The mirror provides a wonderful example of the value placed on glass at this time. Presumably, during an episode of updating the decoration of a house, a Queen Anne mirror plate was removed from its original frame and placed in this especially designed Regency frame.
Particularly noteworthy is the carving which is both crisp and very refined.

English, Circa 1810