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Rosewood & Gilt Framed Overmantle Mirror
LTANTIQUES.CO.UK
for sale €345     $375
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Rosewood & Gilt Framed Overmantle Mirror

19th century
For Sale by LTANTIQUES.CO.UK
Description

An overmantle mirror with rosewood frame, circa 1820.

Column design with gilt capitals and inside edging.

Original glass with some foxing to the mirror.

W 84.5cm

D 5.5cm

H 50cm

Physical Dimensions
Height
50cm (19.69")
Width
84.5cm (33.27")
Depth
5.5cm (2.17")
Declaration

LTANTIQUES.CO.UK has dated this Rosewood Overmantel Mirror to the 19th Century.

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SA1009415
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NE230821E
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Description
An overmantle mirror with rosewood frame, circa 1820.

Column design with gilt capitals and inside edging.

Original glass with some foxing to the mirror.

W 84.5cm

D 5.5cm

H 50cm

Height
50cm (19.69")
Width
84.5cm (33.27")
Depth
5.5cm (2.17")
Date of Manufacture

LTANTIQUES.CO.UK has dated this Rosewood Overmantel Mirror to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1009415
Dealers Internal Ref
NE230821E
LTANTIQUES.CO.UK
LTANTIQUES.CO.UK
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Specialists in all periods of english furniture

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Telephone 01634 233280 or 07799 880 163
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White Hill Road
Detling
Nr Maidstone
Kent
ME14 3HH
United Kingdom
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A broad rectangular antique rosewood overmantel mirror featuring pilaster side columns and a gilded inner slip moulding.
Rosewood & Gilt Framed Overmantle Mirror
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A broad rectangular antique rosewood overmantel mirror featuring pilaster side columns and a gilded inner slip moulding.
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A Regency overmantel mirror is a horizontal wall mirror designed during the early nineteenth century to sit directly above a fireplace mantlepiece. These pieces often feature architectural elements inspired by classical antiquity, such as pilasters, columns, and gilt highlights.

Frame structures were commonly constructed from solid woods and tropical veneers such as rosewood or mahogany. Decorative elements incorporated water gilding over gesso, while the mirror plates utilised silvered or mercury glass backing.

Authentic period mirrors feature heavy timber backboards, hand-cut joinery, and uneven, natural dark spots known as foxing on the glass plate. The gilding often shows light wear exposing the clay gesso layer beneath, and the veneer exhibits true wood grain patterns rather than modern prints.

This type of mirror is best positioned directly above a chimney breast or mantlepiece to anchor a room. It can also be hung above a hall console table or sideboard to reflect light and create structural balance within traditional or modern schemes.

Dust the timber gently using a dry microfibre cloth, and apply a high-grade beeswax polish sparingly to maintain the rosewood finish. Avoid chemical glass cleaners on the mirror edge, as liquids can seep behind the frame and deteriorate the mercury silvering or gilt elements.
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