Antique Furniture

Mirrors

Elaborate mirror frames found in England in this period were carved by Grinling Gibbon, Cibber, or their imitators. Pine or lime woods were generally used.

More plain frames were made of walnut or sometimes olive or ebony and were occasionally decorated with marqueterie. They were small and square or rectangular andhad a broad ovolo band with smaller mouldings at the inner and outer edges.

The top usually included a hooded motif formed of a semi circle and sometimes foliated fretwork. The glass was generally beveled.

Clocks

Both tall case and bracket clocks were found in this period and were usually subjects for rather elaborate ornamentation. Marqueterie, oystering, and lacquer were freely used in their decoration, particularly the tall-case clocks, many of which had a circular hole in the middle of the door with either clear glass or a bull's-eye. The tops often had the hooded or arched form. The dials were usually engraved or chased brass.