An Exceptional Early 19th Century Regency Period Gilt Wood Circular Convex Mirror, Of Rare Large Proportions, The Old Convex Mirror Plate Set Within Ebonised Reeded Slip And Gilt Moulded Frame, With Border Of Balls And Ribbon Tied Moulded Edge, Having Ebonised Carved Eagle To Foliate Carved Surmount With Chains, Balls & Carved Tassel Decoration, Flanked By Wonderful Gilded And Ebonised Egyptianesque Candle Arms To Each Side.

Makers Label To Reverse – “Thomas Fentham, No 136 Strand, London”.

This mirror is a little larger than standard for a Regency Comvex Mirror and of course its no surprise when taking into account the workshops which is was produced in that it is of exceptional quality and design.

There are various old breaks, repairs and worn areas, but none out of context for what you would expect on an antique item of this considerable age and all which have been historically well repaired to blend in with the overall surface.

This mirror has real elegance and would be a wonderful addition to any room of any building.

Circa 1810.

Height 42in.
Width 36.5in.
Depth 3.5in.
Depth 13in (including candle arms).

Thomas Fentham was a prominent London firm specialising in carving, gilding, glass grinding, and the manufacture of picture frames and looking glasses, and paticularly in convex examples with carved ebonised eagles and girandole arms decorated with Egyptian motifs.

Founded by Thomas Fentham, the firm operated from various addresses along the Strand in London between 1774 and 1825. It was known for producing Neo-classical and Gothic Revival mirrors, gilded frames, girandoles, and Venetian window blinds, often with elaborate carved ornamentation. Fentham’s trade cards advertised a wide range of decorative items, and his work was commissioned by notable clients including Lady Heathcote, Charles Towneley, and the 3rd Earl of Egremont.

For comparable convex mirrors to that offered here see, C.Gilbert, Marked London Furniture, 1700-1840, Leeds 1996, pp.204-205.