Superb Oak Gothic Table Mirror in the Manner of Richard Bridgens

Name: Superb Oak Gothic Table Mirror in the Manner of Richard Bridgens
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA603547
Availability: SoldOut

19th century

Sold by William James Antiques

Description

A superb quality Gothic table mirror. This highly unusual mirror having 2 small Pollard Oak drawers with original solid Ebony handles and escutcheons. With twisted Oak supports terminating in urn shaped finials, the original mercury mirror with a fluted Oak surround with Ebony and Oak cross banding decoration. The whole raised on squat bun feet. Wonderful original condition and colour throughout. English, Circa 1840.

Dimensions: Height: 79 cm - 31 Inches, Width: 61.5 cm - 24 1/2 Inches, Depth: 29 cm - 11 1/2 Inches

Price inclusive of courier delivery within England & Wales

Richard Hicks Bridgens started his career in Liverpool where he was apprenticed and worked for the renowned cabinet maker George Bullock. In 1814 he moved to London and continued working with George Bullock. When George Bullock died in 1818, Bridgens started his own business in Birmingham from 1819 to 1825. He too produced extraordinary pieces, ahead of his time and unlike anything anyone had seen before. His most notable known work was for James Watt junior at Aston Hall designing furniture and making architectural alterations in the Jacobean style. When his wife inherited a sugar plantation the couple left Birmingham for Trinidad.

Physical Dimensions

Height

79cm (31.10")

Width

61.5cm (24.21")

Depth

29cm (11.42")

Declaration

William James Antiques has dated this piece to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA603547

Description

A superb quality Gothic table mirror.

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This highly unusual mirror having 2 small Pollard Oak drawers with original solid Ebony handles and escutcheons.

William James Antiques

With twisted Oak supports terminating in urn shaped finials, the original mercury mirror with a fluted Oak surround with Ebony and Oak cross banding decoration. The whole raised on squat bun feet. Wonderful original condition and colour throughout. English, Circa 1840.

fig 1. Superb Oak Gothic Table Mirror in the manner of Richard Bridgens — fig 1. Superb Oak Gothic Table Mirror in the Manner of Richard Bridgens

Dimensions: Height: 79 cm - 31 Inches, Width: 61.5 cm - 24 1/2 Inches, Depth: 29 cm - 11 1/2 Inches

Price inclusive of courier delivery within England & Wales

Richard Hicks Bridgens started his career in Liverpool where he was apprenticed and worked for the renowned cabinet maker George Bullock. In 1814 he moved to London and continued working with George Bullock. When George Bullock died in 1818, Bridgens started his own business in Birmingham from 1819 to 1825. He too produced extraordinary pieces, ahead of his time and unlike anything anyone had seen before. His most notable known work was for James Watt junior at Aston Hall designing furniture and making architectural alterations in the Jacobean style. When his wife inherited a sugar plantation the couple left Birmingham for Trinidad.