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Regency Gilt Overmantel Mirror

19th century
Sold 16 April 2025 · Thakeham Furniture
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Description

Regency gilt overmantel mirror. Moulded cornice over the triple plate glass set within a reeded ebony slip. Flanked by reeded columns with acanthus leaf mouldings, on ball feet.

Circa. 1830

Date of Manufacture

Thakeham Furniture has dated this Regency Gilt Overmantel Mirror to the 19th Century.

Physical Dimensions
Height
61cm (24.02")
Width
136cm (53.54")
Reference Numbers
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SA1135500
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7421
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Description
Regency gilt overmantel mirror. Moulded cornice over the triple plate glass set within a reeded ebony slip. Flanked by reeded columns with acanthus leaf mouldings, on ball feet.

Circa. 1830

Date of Manufacture

Thakeham Furniture has dated this Regency Gilt Overmantel Mirror to the 19th Century.

Height
61cm (24.02")
Width
136cm (53.54")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1135500
Dealers Internal Ref
7421
Thakeham Furniture
Thakeham Furniture
Sellingantiques verified Since Jul 2013

Specialists in fine georgian furniture

Dealer Profile

You can view the stock and full dealer information on the Thakeham Furniture Profile Page

Trade Associations

Thakeham Furniture is a registered member of LAPADA 

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A rectangular Regency giltwood overmantel mirror featuring a stepped cornice, carved frieze, fluted side columns with acanthus details, and a multi-plate glass panel. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO
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Archive I A rectangular Regency giltwood overmantel mirror featuring a stepped cornice, carved frieze, fluted side columns with acanthus details, and a multi-plate glass panel. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

Regency Gilt Overmantel Mirror

Archive II A rectangular Regency giltwood overmantel mirror featuring a stepped cornice, carved frieze, fluted side columns with acanthus details, and a multi-plate glass panel. View II
Archive III A rectangular Regency giltwood overmantel mirror featuring a stepped cornice, carved frieze, fluted side columns with acanthus details, and a multi-plate glass panel. View III
Archive IV A rectangular Regency giltwood overmantel mirror featuring a stepped cornice, carved frieze, fluted side columns with acanthus details, and a multi-plate glass panel. View IV
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Thakeham Furniture

Thakeham Furniture
Telephone 01403 713649
Location
Tim, Belinda and Harriet Chavasse
Thakeham Furniture Ltd
Blakers Yard
Worthing Road
Dial Post
Nr Horsham
West Sussex
RH13 8NH
United Kingdom
Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/thakehamfurniture
Verified Since Jul 2013
Items For Sale 146
Items Sold 3,156
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A rectangular Regency giltwood overmantel mirror featuring a stepped cornice, carved frieze, fluted side columns with acanthus details, and a multi-plate glass panel.
Regency gilt overmantel mirror
Ref: SA1135500
A rectangular Regency giltwood overmantel mirror featuring a stepped cornice, carved frieze, fluted side columns with acanthus details, and a multi-plate glass panel.
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  • ObjectWall Mirrors
  • Period19th century
  • StyleRegency
  • MaterialGiltwood, Pine, Glass
  • ColourGold
  • MotifsFluted pilasters, Acanthus leaf carvings, Stepped cornice, Ball feet
  • SizeH 61 cm (24 in) x W 136 cm (54 in)

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Regency overmantel mirrors emerged in Britain during the early 19th century, heavily influenced by neoclassical and Greco-Roman architecture, and were designed specifically to be placed above a fireplace mantelpiece to reflect light and amplify interior space.

These mirrors were typically constructed from a carved softwood or pine frame, coated with gesso, and finished with either water gilding or oil gilding using genuine gold leaf. The glass was often made in multiple plates separated by black ebonised slips to accommodate the manufacturing limitations of the period.

Authentic pieces exhibit hand-carved classical motifs such as acanthus leaves, reeded columns, and ball finials, alongside period-appropriate mirror glass showing characteristic foxing, distortion, and older backboards secured with handmade iron nails.

Positioning the mirror above a modern fireplace or a minimalist sideboard creates a striking focal point by contrasting ornate historical craftsmanship with clean, contemporary lines.

Giltwood surfaces are extremely delicate and should only be dusted gently with a dry, soft ostrich feather duster, avoiding all chemical cleaning agents, water, and abrasive cloths to protect the fragile gold leaf.
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