Carved and Gilded Neoclassical Overmantel Looking Glass c. 1785 silver filigree solid splat back with outward

solid splat back with outward scrolled arms terminating in scrolls with veneered rails having cabriole legs in the front with carved shells terminating in ball and claw feet with a drop in needlework seat with 18th century needlepoint

Glass mirror plate is old but likely not original

the top banded and inlaid with satinwood starbursts at the two front corners

English circa 1755

Carved and Gilded Neoclassical Overmantel Looking Glass c. 1785 silver filigree solid splat back with outwardA very finely carved oval neoclassical overmantel looking glass, the frame carved with a bead and flutes interspersed with incised floral rosettes and bordered with a diminutive egg and dart, with carved floral enrichments of leaves, drapes, flowers and rocaille in the form of scrolls capped with a vase filled with fruit and flowers. Regilded and with a modern plate glass. Circa 1785 Ht. 55, Width 46