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Tuscan Mirror
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framed mirrors CM1080
45" x 60-3/4"H
Rectangular carved wood mirror with hand-painted medium brown finish, antiqued goldleaf trim and nine pieces of antique mirror. Can be hung vertically or horizontally; made in Italy
list price: $ 5375.00
your price: $ 4300.00
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framed mirrors CM1534
38" x 50"H
17th century Tuscan style carved wood mirror with scroll motif, antiqued gold leaf finish and beveled glass. Framed mirror can be hung
horizontally or vertically
list price: $ 4375.00
your price: $ 3500.00
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Neoclassic Openwork Mirror
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Italian Framed Mirror |
framed mirrors CM1171
34-1/4"x 46-1/4"H
Neoclassic style carved wood rectangular wall mirror with openwork design. Framed mirror finished in antiqued gold and silver leaf with ochre trim and beveled glass
list price: $ 3312.50
your price: $ 2650.00
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framed mirrors CM1108
41" x 51-3/4"H
Early 18th-century Italian style carved wood mirror with antiqued gold-leaf finish and beveled glass. Can be hung horizontally
or vertically
list price: $ 3625.00
your price: $ 2900.00
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Carved Mirror
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Carved Wood Framed Mirror |
framed mirrors CM550
35-1/2"x 51-3/4"H
Carved wood mirror with shell design, silver decape finish and beveled glass. Mirror can be hung horizontally or vertically; made in Italy
list price: $ 4375.00
your price: $ 3500.00
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framed mirrors CM547
38"x 53"H
Hand-carved wood framed mirror with shell design gold decape finish and beveled glass. This mirror can be hung horizontally or vertically
list price: $ 4375.00
your price: $ 3500.00
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Chippendale Mirror
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Roman Mirror |
framed mirrors CM1081
36-1/2" x 71-1/2"H
Chippendale style carved wood mirror with antiqued goldleaf finish and two pieces of beveled glass; made in Italy
list price: $ 6250.00
your price: $ 5000.00
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framed mirrors CM1009
30-1/2" x 41-1/4"H
Late 17th century Roman style carved wood mirror with antiqued silver leaf finish
list price: $ 2062.50
your price: $ 1650.00
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Baroque Framed Mirror
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Tuscan Framed Mirror |
framed mirrors CM1924
21-1/2" x 39-1/2"H
Baroque style carved wood mirror with leaf motif and heavily antiqued real silver-leaf and mecca finish; made in Italy
list price: $ 2125.00
your price: $ 1700.00
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framed mirrors CM1405
29" x 42-1/4"H
18th-century Tuscan style carved wood mirror with shell, leaf and floral carving, hand-painted medium brown finish and antiqued gold-leaf trim
list price: $ 2875.00
your price: $ 2300.00
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Louis XV Framed Mirror
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Italian Framed Mirror |
framed mirrors CM1572
38"x 52"H
Louis XV style mirror with leaf design. Mirror has a carved wood framed hand painted medium brown finish and antiqued gold leaf trim.
This framed mirror is hand-crafted in Italy
list price: $ 3125.00
your price: $ 2500.00
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framed mirrors
48" x 70"H
17th-century Italian style framed mirror. Wall mirror has a carved wood frame with scroll motif, antiqued gold leaf finish and and
hand painted medium brown accents
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Cheval Mirror
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Italian Cheval Mirror |
floor mirrors FM1148
28-1/4"W x 14-1/4"D x 69-1/2"H
Carved wood cheval mirror. This freestanding mirror mirror designed with scrolled leaf motif and has an antiqued medium brown finish with
gold highlights. Mirror has beveled glass. This floor mirror is hand crafted in Italy
list price: $ 5625.00
your price: $ 4500.00
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floor mirrors FM1578
33-1/2"W x 16"D x 71"H
18th century Italian style freestanding cheval mirror. Mirror designed with carved wood frame in hand painted antiqued brown finish and
hand applied gold leaf highlights. Freestanding mirror has leaf and scroll motif. This cheval mirror is made in Italy
list price: $ 6250.00
your price: $ 5000.00
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FRAMED WALL MIRRORS
Decorating with mirrors
From a practical point of view, distorted mirrors in your interior is absolutely useless. However, not every designer or
decorator would agree with this statement.
Some professionals believe, that by incorporating in a design decorative convex mirrors, or "special effects" mirrors that are
made by using deformed sheets of polished metal, you can create a quite unique interiors. After all, the reflection in such
mirrors is as unusual and impressive as if it would be a surreal piece of art.
Another decorative trick used by designers and decorators - angling mirrors. When mirrors are situated on an angle toward each
other, the reflected image "brakes" into several parts, while reflected objects do not appear distorted. It creates an artistically
appealing mosaic effect. This method of decorating with mirrors is widely used in a hotels, restaurants, stores, and some times
incorporated into residential interiors. ...
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Framed Mirrors
Exquisite framed mirrors on this page are reproductions of eighteen century historical designs. From Tuscan style framed mirrors to free
standing cheval mirrors all of them are distinctively detailed. Framed mirrors were expensive and rare objects for a small elite under the
reign of Louis XIV.
Hundred years later elaborately framed mirrors could be found in more than 70 percent of European town homes. Ultimately,
mirrors conquered urban interiors because they offered what such places lacked most - space. Framed mirrors brighten up and enlarged small
rooms. Often placed between two living rooms mirrors formed one of the most gracious interior arrangements. The public imagination was not
short on decorating ideas engaging mirrors. Women embellished with framed mirrors their salons, sleeping alcoves, offices, stairwells, and
dressing areas.
Bringing Home Mirror History
Mirrors were associated with certain idea of life, a taste of splendor and performance that only certain classes and professions
could enjoy. Framed mirrors were a hallmark of social standing, and all beautiful houses had to have them. At the end of eighteen century
freestanding mirrors had a place of honor in many sitting rooms and became the symbol of an era.
Freestanding framed mirrors soon became an indispensable beauty aid during the Empire and the Restoration period. The status of the full-length mirrors changed as they became accessible
to the population at large. As more commonplace items, framed mirrors blended into a home's interior decor an they carved frames become more
subdued. The scalloped topes of the framed mirrors emulated the sober moldings of the classical era.
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