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C19th Flame Mahogany Biedermeier Pier Mirror
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C19th Flame Mahogany Biedermeier Pier Mirror

19th century
Description

A mid 19th century flame mahogany mirror in good original condition. It retains its original bevelled mirror plate and back boards and has a good colour and patinated finish An ideal size for modern use

Date of Manufacture

Beresford Antiques LTD has dated this Biedermeier Flame Mahogany Mirror to the 1850s.

Independent Date Check ID 08275982
Dealer's Item Date1850s
Sellingantiques Date1850s
Sellingantiques agingItem 160-195 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE 1850s:
Rough-sawn pine backboards: 19th-century cabinet work with natural wood shrinkage.
Flame mahogany veneers on softwood: standard mid-19th-century construction.
Shallow bevel on the mirror plate: hand-bevelled glass of the period.
Worn shellac polish: aged patina built up over many decades.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Physical Dimensions
Height
101cm (39.76")
Width
59cm (23.23")
Depth
7cm (2.76")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA1039426
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Beresford Antiques Ltd operates a a VAT margin scheme Unless otherwise disclosed VAT is not reclaim able by the purchaser. If you are VAT registered a full VAT receipt must be requested at time of purchase

Our VAT number is 228171417

Description
A mid 19th century flame mahogany mirror in good original condition.
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It retains its original bevelled mirror plate and back boards and has a good colour and patinated finish An ideal size for modern use.
Beresford Antiques LTD
Date of Manufacture

Beresford Antiques LTD has dated this Biedermeier Flame Mahogany Mirror to the 1850s.

Independent Date Report ID 08275982
Dealer's Item Date1850s
Sellingantiques dating1850s
Sellingantiques agingItem 160-195 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the 1850s:
Rough-sawn pine backboards: 19th-century cabinet work with natural wood shrinkage.
Flame mahogany veneers on softwood: standard mid-19th-century construction.
Shallow bevel on the mirror plate: hand-bevelled glass of the period.
Worn shellac polish: aged patina built up over many decades.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Height
101cm (39.76")
Width
59cm (23.23")
Depth
7cm (2.76")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1039426
Beresford Antiques LTD
Beresford Antiques LTD
Sellingantiques verified Since Jul 2012

Large antique furniture warehouse open to trade and public

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A nineteenth-century Biedermeier rectangular wall mirror featuring book-matched flame mahogany veneers and a stepped architectural top moulding.
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Archive I A nineteenth-century Biedermeier rectangular wall mirror featuring book-matched flame mahogany veneers and a stepped architectural top moulding.

C19th Flame Mahogany Biedermeier Pier Mirror

Archive II A nineteenth-century Biedermeier rectangular wall mirror featuring book-matched flame mahogany veneers and a stepped architectural top moulding. View II
Archive III A nineteenth-century Biedermeier rectangular wall mirror featuring book-matched flame mahogany veneers and a stepped architectural top moulding. View III
Archive IV A nineteenth-century Biedermeier rectangular wall mirror featuring book-matched flame mahogany veneers and a stepped architectural top moulding. View IV
Archive V A nineteenth-century Biedermeier rectangular wall mirror featuring book-matched flame mahogany veneers and a stepped architectural top moulding. View V
Archive VI A nineteenth-century Biedermeier rectangular wall mirror featuring book-matched flame mahogany veneers and a stepped architectural top moulding. View VI
Archive VII A nineteenth-century Biedermeier rectangular wall mirror featuring book-matched flame mahogany veneers and a stepped architectural top moulding. View VII
Archive VIII A nineteenth-century Biedermeier rectangular wall mirror featuring book-matched flame mahogany veneers and a stepped architectural top moulding. View VIII
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Beresford Antiques LTD

Beresford Antiques LTD
Telephone 07778 898 062
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Cliffe Road
North Newbald
YO43 4SP
United Kingdom
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A nineteenth-century Biedermeier rectangular wall mirror featuring book-matched flame mahogany veneers and a stepped architectural top moulding.
C19TH flame mahogany Biedermeier pier mirror
Ref: SA1039426
A nineteenth-century Biedermeier rectangular wall mirror featuring book-matched flame mahogany veneers and a stepped architectural top moulding.
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  • ObjectPier Mirrors
  • Period19th century
  • StyleBiedermeier
  • MaterialFlame Mahogany Veneer, Glass, Timber
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsFlame mahogany veneer, Book-matched grain, Stepped cornice moulding, Architectural frieze
  • SizeH 101 cm (40 in) x W 59 cm (23 in) x D 7 cm (3 in)

This nineteenth-century Biedermeier pier mirror displays a rectangular form constructed from timber with a warm brown flame mahogany veneer and a glass mirror plate. The surface shows a book-matched grain arrangement across the architectural frieze and frame alongside a stepped cornice moulding at the top, metal hanging rings affixed to the rear structure, and a bevelled mirror plate held by original back boards. The piece measures 101 cm high, 59 cm wide, and 7 cm deep. In a contemporary home, this item works well positioned vertically on a narrow wall space in an entrance hallway, above a console table in a living room, or as a decorative accent in a bedroom.

FAQs

Originating in Central Europe during the nineteenth century, Biedermeier style emphasises clean geometric forms, utilitarian elegance, and highly figured timber veneers like flame mahogany or birch rather than heavy gilded ornamentation.

Nineteenth-century pier mirrors were typically constructed from solid softwoods or hardwoods faced with decorative wood veneers, paired with silvered mercury or early nitrate glass plates.

Authentic pieces feature hand-cut timber joinery, original backboards with hand-sawn markings, natural grain alignment across book-matched veneers, and characteristic architectural cornices or friezes.

Position the mirror in narrow wall spaces between windows, within entrance hallways, or directly above a console table to bounce light and add historic contrast to neutral contemporary schemes.

Dust regularly with a dry microfibre cloth and apply a beeswax polish sparingly along the timber grain, ensuring water or glass cleaning spray never touches the timber veneer or oxidised glass edges.
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