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A Wonderful Large Antique English 19th Century Carved Wood & Gesso Shaped Top Painted Overmantle Mirror.
Cleall Antiques
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£1,750
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A Wonderful Large Antique English 19th Century Carved Wood & Gesso Shaped Top Painted Overmantle Mirror.

19th century
For Sale by Cleall Antiques
Description

A Wonderful large Antique English 19th Century carved wood & gesso shaped top painted Overmantle Mirror, with original mirror and backbaords.

Measurements:

1 metre 57 cm high

1 metre 58cm wide at bottom

1 metre 34 cm wide in middle

7 cm deep

5 cm deep in middle

Physical Dimensions
Height
157cm (61.81")
Width
158cm (62.20")
Depth
7cm (2.76")
Declaration

Cleall Antiques has dated this Antique Painted Overmantel Mirror to the 1870s.

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SA1150436
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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 Wonderful large Antique English 19th Century carved wood & gesso shaped top painted Overmantle Mirror, with original mirror and backbaords.

Measurements:

1 metre 57 cm high

1 metre 58cm wide at bottom

1 metre 34 cm wide in middle

7 cm deep

5 cm deep in middle

Height
157cm (61.81")
Width
158cm (62.20")
Depth
7cm (2.76")
Date of Manufacture

Cleall Antiques has dated this Antique Painted Overmantel Mirror to the 1870s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1150436
Cleall Antiques
Cleall Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Jun 2011

Specialist in antique english & french mirrors.

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Telephone 07831 869 955
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Blakedene
Lyminster Road
Lyminster
Nr Arundel
West Sussex
BN17 7QF
United Kingdom
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A large 19th-century English overmantel mirror featuring an arched top frame, off-white painted finish, side corbels, and dentil trim detailing.
A Wonderful large Antique English 19th Century carved wood & gesso shaped top painted Overmantle Mirror.
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A large 19th-century English overmantel mirror featuring an arched top frame, off-white painted finish, side corbels, and dentil trim detailing.
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An overmantel mirror, traditionally referred to as a chimney glass, is a large mirror constructed to sit directly above a fireplace mantelpiece. Popular throughout the 19th century in British interiors, these mirrors were designed to maximize natural light and reflect candlelight across formal reception rooms.

Nineteenth-century overmantel mirrors were constructed using timber frames coated with moulded gesso or plaster to form intricate details. The surfaces were finished with paint or gilding, housing thick silvered plate glass secured by pine backing boards.

Authentic period pieces feature hand-moulded gesso details, wooden plank backings showing age, and original glass exhibiting light foxing or oxidisation. The paint finish typically demonstrates layered wear, subtle craquelure, and natural distress around hand-worked joints.

A painted overmantel mirror can be mounted above a chimney breast to anchor a living room or set atop a console table to create vertical structure. Its neutral painted finish provides contrast against dark wall paints or blends into minimalist, light-toned schemes.

Clean the glass panel with a lightly dampened microfibre cloth, ensuring moisture does not contact the edge of the frame. Dust the painted gesso detailing gently using a soft dry brush, avoiding chemical solvents that may degrade original paint layers.
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