A significant and stately pair of English giltwood mirrors of superb condition and quality. These mirrors incorporate expertly carved scrollwork and naturalistic elements prevalent in the early Georgian style. The mirror was considered a luxury item in the 17th and 18th centuries. The difficulty and expense to produce glass suitable for a mirror confined their ownership to an exclusive minority. Since the process to produce mirrored glass was so costly and labor-intensive, the frames that surrounded these treasured items were important in both function and design, with the finest examples made by the most highly skilled furniture craftsmen of the era. To find even a single mirror from the period, in such superb condition, is a rarity, but t