Gold Leaf Decorative Mirrors

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	Louis XIV Mirror		Venetian Style Mirror
	decorative mirrors CM468 35-1/2"x 46"H Carved wood Louis XIV style mirror with acanthus leaf motif. Mirror finished in antiqued gold leaf with burnish highlights. Made in Italy list price: $ 2600.00 your price: $ 1900.00		decorative mirrors CM1880 31"x 43-1/2"H 18th-century Venetian style hand carved wood mirror with leaf and scroll design. Mirror finished in antiqued gold leaf. Made in Italy list price: $ 3770.00 your price: $ 2750.00
	Louis XV Decorative Mirror		Neoclassic Mirror
	decorative mirrors CM551 29-1/2"x 46"H Louis XV style carved wood mirror with leaf scrolls design. Decorative mirror finished in antiqued gold leaf. This mirror is made in Italy list price: $ 1958.00 your price: $ 1400.00		decorative mirrors CM1287 32"x 50"H Neoclassic style vertical carved wood mirror with leaf scrolls design. Decorative mirror finished in antiqued gold leaf. This decorative mirror is made in Italy list price: $ 4355.00 your price: $ 3150.00
	Regency Mirror*		Adam Style Oval Mirror
	decorative mirrors CM690 23"x 47"H Regency style carved wood mirror with urn and swag motif. Mirror has a beveled glass and antiqued gold leaf finish. Made in Italy list price: $ 2600.00 your price: $ 2000.00 special: $ 1700.00		decorative mirrors CM1173 27"x 53"H Adam style carved wood and wrought iron oval mirror with leaf drops and floral design. Mirror finished in antiqued gold leaf and silver leaf. Decorative mirror has a beveled glass list price: $ 2600.00 your price: $ 1850.00
	Italian Style Mirror		Baroque Mirror
	decorative mirrors CM1433 26-1/2" x 48-1/4"H 18th-century Italian style carved wood mirror in gold leaf finish. Decorative mirror has leaf scrolls and floral design. Mirror is made in Italy list price: $ 1950.00 your price: $ 1350.00		decorative mirrors CM389 32"x 67"H Baroque style carved wood mirror with leaf and scrolls design. Mirror finished in antiqued gold leaf. This decorative mirror is hand-crafted in Italy list price: $ 5850.00 your price: $ 4300.00
	18th-century Mirror		Italian Mirror
	decorative mirrors CM1039 36"x 59"H 18th-century style carved wood mirror with leaf scrolls and floral design. Mirror finished in antiqued gold leaf. Made in Italy list price: $ 4225.00 your price: $ 3000.00		decorative mirrors CM1435 43"x 73-1/2"H 18th-century Italian style carved wood wall mirror with leaf scrolls and floral design. Decorative mirror has a beveled glass and finished in antiqued gold leaf. Made in Italy list price: $ 5850.00 your price: $ 4000.00
	18th-century Style Mirror		Florentine Mirror
	decorative mirrors CM1926 29-1/2" x 40-1/4"H 18th-century style carved wood mirror with leaf and scroll design, antiqued gold-leaf finish and beveled glass. Made in Italy list price: $ 2015.00 your price: $ 1450.00		decorative mirrors CM970 35-1/2" x 47"H Florentine style carved wood mirror. Mirror has antiqued gold leaf finish and beveled glass. Decorative mirror can be hung horizontally or vertically list price: $ 3900.00 your price: $ 2900.00
	Empire Mirror		Mirror with Shell Design
	decorative mirrors CM1247 31"x 50"H Empire style carved wood decorative mirror with urn and leaf motif. Mirror has a beveled glass and antiqued gold leaf finish list price: $ 3315.00 your price: $ 2500.00		decorative mirrors CM936 33"x 54"H Hand-crafted in Italy carved wood mirror with shell design and mirrored insets. Decorative mirror is finished in antiqued gold leaf list price: $ 4550.00 your price: $ 3350.00

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MIRRORS IN CARVED WOOD GOLD LEAFED FRAMES

Decorative Mirrors

At the end of eighteen century beautiful decorative mirrors in gold frames brought an element of a fairy-tail dreams to life. Exquisite decorative mirrors invaded all spaces of social interaction, replacing tapestries and other wall decorations. Mirrors with carved wood frames finished in gold and sliver leaf played a great role in interior decorating. Decorative mirrors surrounded by elaborate carved and gilded frames could be found in any room of stylishly decorated houses. Decorative mirrors were placed in the bedroom, dining and sitting rooms, between windows and above fireplaces, almost wherever they turned, ladies could look at themselves from head to toe at leisure.

In the 18th century decorative mirrors with gilded frames were extremely popular. Large demand on decorative mirrors and rising competition forced mirror makers to be twice as imaginative with regards to materials and shapes. At the end of 18th century round and oval mirrors shaped were invented, as well as rectangular ones with cornices. The decorative mirror's frames were lavishly embellished with urn motifs, elegant swags and drops, the rococo style mirrors with intertwined branches, foliage, and garland of flowers.

Decorative Frames for Mirrors

Decorative frames for mirrors introduced on this page are hand crafted from wood. Mirrors have an antiqued real gold leaf finish carefully applied on the wooden frame. Mirrors on this page are vertical mirrors, they vary from 43 to 67 inches in height.

Decorative carved frames for mirrors are finished with real gold and silver leaf. This type of finish can be done only by experienced craftsman. During finishing process gold is pounded to create wafer-thin sheets of gold. These gold sheets are then applied with the utmost care and special glue to the carved wood frames of the mirrors. Because the sheets of gold are so thin, they must be carefully handled or they will be disintegrated when touched.

Gold-leafing frames of the mirrors is a labor intensive and time consuming process. Don't underestimate the crumbling patina on an antiqued carved wood decorative mirrors. Patina on the framed mirrors adds charm and a sense of history. These mirrors will definitely add a warmth to any room.

* All images used on this page are courtesy of Decorative Crafts, Inc