WALL MIRRORS » Neoclassical http://thewallmirrors.com Your Blog For The Most Extraordinary Designer Wall Mirrors Thu, 22 Dec 2011 03:33:49 +0000 en hourly 1 Adams Style Wall Mirrors http://thewallmirrors.com/archives/adams-style-mirrors http://thewallmirrors.com/archives/adams-style-mirrors#comments Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:01:52 +0000 Admin http://thewallmirrors.com/?p=5 Scottish Neoclassical architect Robert Adam transformed a new style in England that we know as Neoclassicalism.   In 1758 he teamed up with brother James Adam and focused focused on designing complete schemes fully decorated and furnished.   Although palladian design was popular in Adams time, he brought forward elements of classical Roman design alongside Greek, Byzantine and Baroque styles, which [...]]]> Scottish Neoclassical architect Robert Adam transformed a new style in England that we know as Neoclassicalism.   In 1758 he teamed up with brother James Adam and focused focused on designing complete schemes fully decorated and furnished.   Although palladian design was popular in Adams time, he brought forward elements of classical Roman design alongside Greek, Byzantine and Baroque styles, which shaped the architectural style of his time.    His most famous designs are said to be based on Etruscan vase decorations.  He is considered by many to be the greatest architect of the late 18thcentury, and his work influenced the development of Western architecture, both in Europe and in North America.  In North America, the Federal style owes much to neoclassicism that Adam shaped.

{Mirror, Robert Adam, 1770-71. Museum no. W.6 1991}

Country Houses

The Country Houses of Robert Adam: From the Archives of Country Life

1

Christella Graduated Rounds Mirror Uttermost (UM-08024P)

Rosaria Arch Mirror, Uttermost 12701 P

Abri Mirror - Gold

Abri Mirror - Gold

untitled

Michelle Mirror, Uttermost 12725 B

Non-Rectangular Traditional Mirrors Bambina

Non-Rectangular Traditional Mirrors By Uttermost 12592 B

Robert Adam (1729-98), Thomas Atkinson (1728-92) and Timothy Lightoler - Bacchic theme.

The Genius of Robert Adam His Interiors
1
Etruscan dressing room at Osterley Park in Middlesex, Giltwood Girondole Mirrors In the Manner of Adams Seller Le Trianon, Gilt Wood Adams Style Oval Mirror Seller Gottlieb Gallery, Giltwood Adams Style Mirror 1785 Philip Colleck
1
 
Louis XVI Wood Mirror Seller Jacqueline Adams

The Genius of Robert Adam: His Interiors

1

Entrance hall of Syon House (1762–69), in the London borough of Hounslow, designed by Robert Adam in the Neoclassical Georgian style

Robert AdamSyron House, Brentford, MiddlesexEntrance hall, from 1761
145
Jubilee Collection Two Light Candle Wall Sconce with Mirror in Gold 98646

 

Garin Candle Sconce, Uttermost 20951

Jubilee Collection Two Light Candle Wall Sconce with Mirror in Gold 98646

Lia Candle Sconce By Grace Feyock - Bronze/ Gold Leaf/ Gray

]]> http://thewallmirrors.com/archives/adams-style-mirrors/feed 0