Skip to product information
1 of 4

Pair of carved rococo cartouche shaped looking glasses c. 1755

Regular price $35,000.00 USD
Regular price Sale price $35,000.00 USD

A fine pair of English, carved rococo cartouche shaped looking glasses circa 1755 designed of c-scrolls and s-scrolls, crested with an acanthus spray, one scroll carved with egg and dart having acanthus sprays and rocaille, the frame with numerous sprays, the scrolls meeting at the base bracketing rocks and rocaille trailing down with further scrolls and terminating in a final acanthus spray. Gilding is both dry stripped and refreshed. The mirror plates are not original. Ht. 39 1/4" W. 15 1/2"

Rococo design was a reaction to the rather staid quality of baroque design with intentional obfuscation of form in the use of c and s-scrolls, flower sprays, acanthus leaves, and the use of chinoiserie and gothick elements with playful mixtures of scale of the traditional baroque elements such as the egg and dart as seen on the top most scroll of these frames. 

Click to Print or Save as PDF

Please use the form below to contact us for pricing inquiries and additional product information. We look forward to hearing from you!

Clinton Howell Antiques

Clinton Howell Antiques is a New York City-based antique dealer in very fine English antique furniture and decorative objects, serving a world-wide clientele of collectors, designers and museums alike.

*We are also at 200 Lexington Ave and part of the New York Design Center on the 10th Floor

Hours of operation: By appointment only.

Please send us an email or kindly fill out the provided form. 

Mobile: (646) 489-0434
Email: clintonrhowell@gmail.com