Sold 25 July 2025 · Minerva Antiques Ltd

This “19thc French Gilt Console Mirror” found a buyer.

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Description

A large 19thC French gilt console mirror or floor standing dress mirror with original sparkly mercury plate Circa 1860

This has been sympathetically touch gilded in and cleaned

Date of Manufacture

Minerva Antiques Ltd has dated this French Gilt Console Mirror to the 1860s.

Physical Dimensions

Height

140cm (55.12")

Width

85cm (33.46")

Depth

8cm (3.15")

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA1013089

Dealers Internal Reference

11113

Dealers Notes

All our pieces are restored to the highest standards before sale.

Structural restorations are carried out using traditional methods and materials.

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Description

A large 19thC French gilt console mirror or floor standing dress mirror with original sparkly mercury plate Circa 1860

This has been sympathetically touch gilded in and cleaned

Date of Manufacture

Minerva Antiques Ltd has dated this French Gilt Console Mirror to the 1860s.

Physical Dimensions

Height

140cm (55.12")

Width

85cm (33.46")

Depth

8cm (3.15")

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Ref

SA1013089

Dealers Internal Ref

11113

About the Dealer

Minerva Antiques Ltd

Sellingantiques verified Since Jan 2011

Dealer Profile

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Minerva Antiques Ltd

Telephone 0208 691 2221

Location

90 Royal Hill
Greenwich
London
SE10 8RT
United Kingdom

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Verified Since Jan 2011

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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing

Object[Mirrors]
Period19th century
Style[French Rococo Revival]
Material[Giltwood, Pine, Glass, Gesso]
Colour[Gold]
MotifsFloral crest, Beaded molding, Scrollwork, Urn motif
SizeH 140 cm (55 in) x W 85 cm (33 in) x D 8 cm (3 in)

FAQs

Nineteenth-century French mirrors often drew inspiration from earlier Louis XIV, XV, and XVI periods, featuring ornate carved woodwork finished with gold leaf or gilt composition.

These pieces typically feature a hand-carved wooden frame, often made of pine, oak, or gesso over wood, finished with layers of gold leaf and secured with traditional joinery.

Authentic pieces often display historical markers such as foxing or oxidisation on the mercury or silvered glass plate, hand-beveled edges, aged gesso cracking, and hand-cut wooden screws or backboards.

Place the mirror above a minimalist fireplace mantel or lean it against a plain wall to create a striking contrast between historical ornamentation and modern clean lines.

Dust the gilded frame gently with a soft, dry brush to avoid damaging the delicate gold leaf, and clean the glass sparingly with a microfibre cloth and a neutral glass cleaner applied to the cloth rather than directly to the mirror.