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A Delightful Large Antique English 19th Century Carved Wood & Gesso Gilt Overmantle Mirror.
Cleall Antiques
for sale €1,697     $1,842
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A Delightful Large Antique English 19th Century Carved Wood & Gesso Gilt Overmantle Mirror.

19th century
For Sale by Cleall Antiques
Description

A Delightful large Antique English 19th Century carved wood & gesso gilt Overmantle Mirror, with original mirror.

Measurements:

1metre 31 cm high

1 metre 26 cm wide

5 cm deep

Physical Dimensions
Height
131cm (51.57")
Width
126cm (49.61")
Depth
5cm (1.97")
Declaration

Cleall Antiques has dated this Victorian Gilt Overmantel Mirror to the 1860s.

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SA1003088
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We are currently offering our customers at Selling Antiques 15% discount for any of our beautiful mirrors over £500 with free delivery within the UK except Ireland and Scotland.

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Please call Damian on 07831 869955 for any enquires.

Description
A Delightful large Antique English 19th Century carved wood & gesso gilt Overmantle Mirror, with original mirror.

Measurements:

1metre 31 cm high

1 metre 26 cm wide

5 cm deep

Height
131cm (51.57")
Width
126cm (49.61")
Depth
5cm (1.97")
Date of Manufacture

Cleall Antiques has dated this Victorian Gilt Overmantel Mirror to the 1860s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1003088
Cleall Antiques
Cleall Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Jun 2011

Specialist in antique english & french mirrors.

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Cleall Antiques

Cleall Antiques
Telephone 07831 869 955
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Blakedene
Lyminster Road
Lyminster
Nr Arundel
West Sussex
BN17 7QF
United Kingdom
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A large 19th-century Victorian giltwood overmantel mirror featuring a moulded architectural cornice, beaded border, and carved corner spandrels.
A Delightful large Antique English 19th Century carved wood & gesso gilt Overmantle Mirror.
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A large 19th-century Victorian giltwood overmantel mirror featuring a moulded architectural cornice, beaded border, and carved corner spandrels.
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An overmantel mirror, traditionally known as a chimney glass, is a broad decorative mirror designed specifically to sit directly above a fireplace mantelpiece. Popularised during the 18th and 19th centuries, these mirrors served to reflect candlelight and hearth fires, expanding the perceived scale and light within formal living spaces.

19th-century giltwood mirrors feature a carved timber structure coated with gesso, a smooth plaster mixture of chalk and animal glue binder. Moulded ornamental details were applied before fine gold leaf was carefully layered over the gesso using traditional water or oil gilding techniques.

Authentic antique giltwood mirrors typically exhibit fine age cracking across the gesso surface, particularly where structural timber joints meet underneath. The reverse usually displays hand-sawn wooden backing boards, aged iron tacks, and light oxidisation or dark foxing spots on the glass mirror plate.

A Victorian overmantel mirror works effectively as an architectural focal point mounted above a fireplace surround in both traditional and contemporary settings. Alternatively, it can be styled resting atop a grand dining room sideboard or positioned in a hallway to reflect light and highlight room proportions.

Maintain antique giltwood frames by dusting gently with a soft, dry feather duster or camel-hair brush. Avoid using liquid cleansers, damp cloths, or commercial polishes, as moisture can dissolve historic water gilding and loosen delicate gesso ornaments.
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