19th Century Mahogany & Gilt Chippendale Style Ho-Ho Bird Fretwork Mirror
19th Century Mahogany & Gilt Chippendale Style Ho-Ho Bird Fretwork Mirror
A highly decorative 19th-century mahogany and gilt wall mirror in the Georgian Chippendale revival taste, featuring a dramatic pierced fretwork frame and a gilt ho-ho bird crest.
The mirror has a rich polished mahogany surface, shaped scroll and foliate openwork decoration, an aged gilt inner slip and a characterful foxed mirror plate. The gilt ho-ho bird pediment gives the piece strong Chinoiserie appeal, referencing the exotic decorative motifs popularised in 18th-century English cabinetmaking.
Perfect for a hallway, bedroom, drawing room or above a console table, this antique mirror brings warmth, history and architectural presence to a period or eclectic interior.
Date: 19th century
Style: Chippendale / Georgian revival / Chinoiserie
Material: Mahogany, gilt decoration, mirror glass, softwood backboards
Dimensions: 85cm high x 51cm wide
A striking antique decorative mirror with excellent interior design appeal.
Condition: Antique condition with age-related wear, foxing to the glass, rubbing to the gilding, old repairs, cracks and small losses to the fretwork. The mirror presents beautifully with an authentic aged surface.
Origin: UK
Time Period: 19th Century
Historical Context
Historical Context
This mirror is in the style popularised by Thomas Chippendale’s “The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker’s Director”, first published in 1754. Chippendale’s designs mixed English rococo, Gothic and Chinese-inspired decoration, and pierced mahogany mirrors with scroll crestings and exotic birds became fashionable in Georgian interiors.
The ho-ho bird is a Westernised Chinoiserie version of the Chinese phoenix/fenghuang motif, symbolising elegance, prosperity and good fortune. In Britain it became a favourite decorative device on mirrors, chairs, cabinets and cornices during the 18th century.
Although the design language is mid-18th century, this example is catalogued as 19th century, so it is best described as a Victorian or 19th-century Georgian/Chippendale revival mirror, rather than an original 1760s Chippendale period piece.
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