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A Very Rare Tall and Narrow 19th Century Giltwood Dressing, Pier or Hall Mirror
Yeats Country Antiques
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A Very Rare Tall and Narrow 19th Century Giltwood Dressing, Pier or Hall Mirror

19th century
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A very rare 19th Century giltwood dressing, hall or pier mirror of tall and narrow proportions and of exceptional quality. The shaped mirror glass plate is set within a finely hand carved, moulded and fluted giltwood frame with fabulous greek key, beaded row, interlaced guilloche with flowerheads, lambs tongue, egg and dart decorative motif detail throughout. Surmounted with an intricately pierced centred crest composition of an arrangement of Neoclassical motifs comprising of a pair of birds, quiver of arrows, a flaming torch with richly scrolling flowers and foliate flanked with a pair of flaming urn finials, stunning foliate swags which cascade over the mirror glass plate and a beautifully detailed pair of recumbent mermaids to the sides with foliate and trailing acanthus leaf motif detail, all finely carved in high relief.

Physical Dimensions
Height
252.6cm (99.45")
Width
68cm (26.77")
Depth
12.7cm (5.00")
Declaration

Yeats Country Antiques has dated this Antique Giltwood Pier Mirror to the 19th Century.

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SA1123070
Dealers Internal Reference
A3448
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Description
A very rare 19th Century giltwood dressing, hall or pier mirror of tall and narrow proportions and of exceptional quality. The shaped mirror glass plate is set within a finely hand carved, moulded and fluted giltwood frame with fabulous greek key, beaded row, interlaced guilloche with flowerheads, lambs tongue, egg and dart decorative motif detail throughout. Surmounted with an intricately pierced centred crest composition of an arrangement of Neoclassical motifs comprising of a pair of birds, quiver of arrows, a flaming torch with richly scrolling flowers and foliate flanked with a pair of flaming urn finials, stunning foliate swags which cascade over the mirror glass plate and a beautifully detailed pair of recumbent mermaids to the sides with foliate and trailing acanthus leaf motif detail, all finely carved in high relief.
Height
252.6cm (99.45")
Width
68cm (26.77")
Depth
12.7cm (5.00")
Date of Manufacture

Yeats Country Antiques has dated this Antique Giltwood Pier Mirror to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1123070
Dealers Internal Ref
A3448
Yeats Country Antiques
Yeats Country Antiques
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Fine period furniture, antique gilt mirrors and beautiful furnishings and collectables

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Archive I A tall, narrow 19th-century giltwood pier mirror featuring an intricately carved cresting with eagle and floral motifs above a rectangular glass panel.

A Very Rare Tall and Narrow 19th Century Giltwood Dressing, Pier or Hall Mirror

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Yeats Country Antiques

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The Vinery
Arundel Road
Poling
West Sussex
BN18 9PY
United Kingdom
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A tall, narrow 19th-century giltwood pier mirror featuring an intricately carved cresting with eagle and floral motifs above a rectangular glass panel.
A Very Rare Tall and Narrow 19th Century Giltwood Dressing, Pier or Hall Mirror
Ref: SA1123070
A tall, narrow 19th-century giltwood pier mirror featuring an intricately carved cresting with eagle and floral motifs above a rectangular glass panel.
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A 19th-century pier mirror is a tall, slender wall mirror originally proportioned to hang on the wall pier between two windows. These pieces often feature gilded wooden frames adorned with classical, Neoclassical, or Regency relief carvings.

These frames were typically crafted from pine or lime wood, coated with layers of gesso and bole clay, and layered with thin sheets of gold leaf using water gilding or oil gilding techniques.

Authentic 19th-century gilded frames usually show signs of natural age, such as subtle cracking in the gesso, gentle wear revealing the reddish bole beneath the gold leaf, and hand-cut timber backing boards.

A narrow giltwood mirror can be placed in an entryway, between tall sash windows, or at the end of a corridor to reflect natural light and create visual depth alongside contemporary furnishings.

Preservation requires dusting with a dry, soft camel-hair brush, avoiding wet cleaning solutions or chemical polishes which dissolve water-soluble gesso and damage delicate gold leaf.
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