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Adam Style Over-mantle Mirror
Georgian Antiques
for sale €1,463     $1,588
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Adam Style Over-mantle Mirror

19th century
Description

Circa 1880. An Adam style carved gesso and painted over mantle mirror, with a flat top, moulded fore-edge with a foliate pattern, the frieze with classic Adam design including patera, swags of leaves and branches flanked by a pair of foliate capitals, the original bevel edged mirror with a simple slip with beading outside and a pair of fluted pilasters capped by lunettes, with foliate casting on the bottom all resting on a moulded base.

Physical Dimensions
Height
92cm (36.22")
Width
113cm (44.49")
Declaration

Georgian Antiques has dated this Adam Style Overmantel Mirror to the 1880s.

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SA1139661
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34216
Description
Circa 1880. An Adam style carved gesso and painted over mantle mirror, with a flat top, moulded fore-edge with a foliate pattern, the frieze with classic Adam design including patera, swags of leaves and branches flanked by a pair of foliate capitals, the original bevel edged mirror with a simple slip with beading outside and a pair of fluted pilasters capped by lunettes, with foliate casting on the bottom all resting on a moulded base.
Height
92cm (36.22")
Width
113cm (44.49")
Date of Manufacture

Georgian Antiques has dated this Adam Style Overmantel Mirror to the 1880s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1139661
Dealers Internal Ref
34216
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A Neoclassical painted overmantel mirror with an off-white fluted frame, beaded trim, and a light blue frieze featuring plaster swags and floral medallion details.
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Archive I A Neoclassical painted overmantel mirror with an off-white fluted frame, beaded trim, and a light blue frieze featuring plaster swags and floral medallion details.

Adam Style Over-Mantle Mirror

Archive II A Neoclassical painted overmantel mirror with an off-white fluted frame, beaded trim, and a light blue frieze featuring plaster swags and floral medallion details. View II
Archive III A Neoclassical painted overmantel mirror with an off-white fluted frame, beaded trim, and a light blue frieze featuring plaster swags and floral medallion details. View III
Archive IV A Neoclassical painted overmantel mirror with an off-white fluted frame, beaded trim, and a light blue frieze featuring plaster swags and floral medallion details. View IV
Archive V A Neoclassical painted overmantel mirror with an off-white fluted frame, beaded trim, and a light blue frieze featuring plaster swags and floral medallion details. View V
Archive VI A Neoclassical painted overmantel mirror with an off-white fluted frame, beaded trim, and a light blue frieze featuring plaster swags and floral medallion details. View VI
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A Neoclassical painted overmantel mirror with an off-white fluted frame, beaded trim, and a light blue frieze featuring plaster swags and floral medallion details.
Adam Style Over-Mantle Mirror
Ref: SA1139661
A Neoclassical painted overmantel mirror with an off-white fluted frame, beaded trim, and a light blue frieze featuring plaster swags and floral medallion details.
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Designed in the spirit of 18th-century architect Robert Adam, this style incorporates classical Greco-Roman architecture into interior furnishings. Key elements include low-relief plaster composition details, friezes decorated with floral festoons, urns, and rosettes, side pilasters, and refined, symmetrical proportions.

These mirrors typically feature a timber core frame decorated with gesso and pressed composition ornament for the delicate relief motifs. The surface was then either painted, gilded, or left with exposed timber, fitted with a silvered mirror plate glass.

Authentic period pieces display crisp, hand-applied composition work or wood carving, original backboards secured with old nails or screws, and evidence of hand-worked glass. Finish wear, oxidisation spots on the mirror backing, and hand-planed timber surfaces further confirm historical construction.

An architectural overmantel mirror is placed above a fireplace surround or low credenza to create a central focal point. In modern interiors, the structured classical motifs provide a formal counterpoint to contemporary soft furnishings and neutral wall tones.

Dust the ornate relief mouldings using a soft dry brush to prevent accumulation without breaking fragile composition elements. Clean the glass plate with a lightly dampened cloth, avoiding moisture contact with the painted frame or edge seal.
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