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A Fabulous Large Antique English 19th Century Carved Wood & Gesso Distressed Painted Overmantle Mirror.
Cleall Antiques
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A Fabulous Large Antique English 19th Century Carved Wood & Gesso Distressed Painted Overmantle Mirror.

19th century
For Sale by Cleall Antiques
Description

A Fabulous large Antique English 19th Century carved wood & gesso distressed painted Overmantle Mirror,with ornate flowered decorated frame and original mirror and backboards.

Measurements:

1 metre 37 cm high (highest point)

1 metre 40 cm wide at top

1 metre 33 cm wide at bottom

1 metre 28 cm wide in middle

6 cm deep

Physical Dimensions
Height
137cm (53.94")
Width
140cm (55.12")
Depth
6cm (2.36")
Declaration

Cleall Antiques has dated this Antique Overmantel Wall Mirror to the 1860s.

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SA1137282
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We are currently offering our customers at Selling Antiques 15% discount for any of our beautiful mirrors over £500 with free delivery within the UK except Ireland and Scotland.

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Please call Damian on 07831 869955 for any enquires.

Description
A Fabulous large Antique English 19th Century carved wood & gesso distressed painted Overmantle Mirror,with ornate flowered decorated frame and original mirror and backboards.

Measurements:

1 metre 37 cm high (highest point)

1 metre 40 cm wide at top

1 metre 33 cm wide at bottom

1 metre 28 cm wide in middle

6 cm deep

Height
137cm (53.94")
Width
140cm (55.12")
Depth
6cm (2.36")
Date of Manufacture

Cleall Antiques has dated this Antique Overmantel Wall Mirror to the 1860s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1137282
Cleall Antiques
Cleall Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Jun 2011

Specialist in antique english & french mirrors.

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A large nineteenth-century overmantel mirror featuring a distressed cream painted wood and gesso frame decorated with intricate Rococo scrollwork and a central crest.
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Lyminster Road
Lyminster
Nr Arundel
West Sussex
BN17 7QF
United Kingdom
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A large nineteenth-century overmantel mirror featuring a distressed cream painted wood and gesso frame decorated with intricate Rococo scrollwork and a central crest.
A Fabulous large Antique English 19th Century carved wood & gesso distressed painted Overmantle Mirror.
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A large nineteenth-century overmantel mirror featuring a distressed cream painted wood and gesso frame decorated with intricate Rococo scrollwork and a central crest.
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An overmantel mirror is a decorative wall mirror designed specifically to hang above a fireplace chimneypiece. Originating in the seventeenth century and reaching peak popularity during the Victorian and Edwardian eras, these mirrors were constructed to reflect light from candles and hearths throughout a room.

Nineteenth-century mirrors of this style were typically crafted using a carved pine or lime wood frame coated with gesso, a smooth mixture of chalk and binder. Intricate ornamental details, such as scrolling foliage and crests, were moulded from plaster or gesso before being painted or gilded.

Authentic nineteenth-century pieces display natural age-related wear, such as subtle cracking in the gesso (crazing), timber shrinkage along frame joints, and light foxing on the glass plate. Additionally, backboards on genuine period mirrors usually feature dark, oxidised timber secured with hand-cut nails.

A large painted overmantel mirror serves as a focal point above a fireplace mantelpiece, balancing contemporary minimalist furniture with historical texture. Alternatively, it can be mounted above a hallway console table or placed against a neutral feature wall to maximise light and visual space.

Dust the frame gently using a soft, dry camel-hair brush or feather duster, avoiding liquid cleaners which can dissolve historic gesso or loosen delicate paint flakes. Clean the glass sparingly with a damp microfibre cloth, ensuring moisture does not seep into the frame rebate.
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