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Antique Large 19th Century Silver and Gilt Overmantle Wall Mirror – High-quality Simple Design
Prior and Willis
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Antique Large 19th Century Silver and Gilt Overmantle Wall Mirror – High-quality Simple Design

19th century
For Sale by Prior and Willis
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Large Antique late 19th Century Silver and Gilt Overmantle Wall Mirror – High-Quality Simple Design

This wall mirror features a simple yet striking design, making it a captivating addition to any suitable space. The frame is solid with no loose joints, ensuring durability and no woodworm holes.

The mirrored glass is in good condition, showing light oxidation, shadowing, and other age-related imperfections typical of a piece of this age.

Dimensions:

Overall: Height 81cm, Width 60cm, Depth 4cm

Mirrored Glass: Height 61cm, Width 40cm

The frame is in good antique condition, with its original aged and patinated finish. It displays characteristic signs of age, including knocks, marks, wear, losses, repairs, alterations, partial refinishing, and touch-ups.

Stock No. 8544.

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Prior and Willis has dated this Gilt Overmantel Wall Mirror to the 19th Century.

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SA1088661
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8544
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Description
Large Antique late 19th Century Silver and Gilt Overmantle Wall Mirror – High-Quality Simple Design
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This wall mirror features a simple yet striking design, making it a captivating addition to any suitable space.
Prior and Willis

The frame is solid with no loose joints, ensuring durability and no woodworm holes.

fig 1. A large 19th-century rectangular wall mirror with rounded upper corners, featuring a gilded and silvered frame with incised floral panels.
fig 1. Antique Large 19th Century Silver and Gilt Overmantle Wall Mirror – High-quality Simple Design

The mirrored glass is in good condition, showing light oxidation, shadowing, and other age-related imperfections typical of a piece of this age.

Dimensions:

Overall: Height 81cm, Width 60cm, Depth 4cm

Mirrored Glass: Height 61cm, Width 40cm

fig 2. A large 19th-century rectangular wall mirror with rounded upper corners, featuring a gilded and silvered frame with incised floral panels.
fig 2. Antique Large 19th Century Silver and Gilt Overmantle Wall Mirror – High-quality Simple Design

The frame is in good antique condition, with its original aged and patinated finish. It displays characteristic signs of age, including knocks, marks, wear, losses, repairs, alterations, partial refinishing, and touch-ups.

fig 3. A large 19th-century rectangular wall mirror with rounded upper corners, featuring a gilded and silvered frame with incised floral panels.
fig 3. Antique Large 19th Century Silver and Gilt Overmantle Wall Mirror – High-quality Simple Design

Stock No. 8544.

We offer a 30-day no-quibble money-back guarantee. Competitive shipping is available within the UK and worldwide. For shipping quotes outside the UK, please email us with your full address and contact details.

Date of Manufacture

Prior and Willis has dated this Gilt Overmantel Wall Mirror to the 19th Century.

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Prior and Willis
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A large 19th-century rectangular wall mirror with rounded upper corners, featuring a gilded and silvered frame with incised floral panels.
Antique Large 19th Century Silver and Gilt Overmantle Wall Mirror – High-Quality Simple Design
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A 19th-century French overmantel mirror typically features a rectangular silhouette with rounded or arched upper corners, often styled after the Louis Philippe period. These frames are constructed using carved timber covered in gesso, which is subsequently water-gilded with silver or gold leaf.

Traditional 19th-century mirror frames utilised softwoods like pine or lime, layered with coats of white gesso plaster and red clay bole. Metallic leaf, such as silver or gold, was applied over the bole using water-gilding techniques before being burnished with agate stone.

Authentic period mirrors exhibit hand-cut jointing on the reverse timber backing, natural silvering degradation such as dark specks or foxing on the glass, and subtle wear revealing the reddish clay bole beneath the gilded surface.

Mount the mirror directly above a fireplace mantelpiece or atop a modern console table to serve as an architectural focal point. The metallic finish adds warmth and reflects both natural and warm artificial light to make smaller rooms feel spacious.

Dust the gilded frame gently using a soft, dry feather duster or microfiber cloth, avoiding water and liquid polishes which dissolve gesso. Clean the mirror glass carefully by applying glass cleaner to a cloth rather than spraying the glass directly to protect the frame edge.
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