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Carved Giltwood Florentine Style Mirror
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Carved Giltwood Florentine Style Mirror

1900 - 1920
For Sale by Youlls Antiques
Description

A carved giltwood mirror dating to the early 20th Century . In the Florentine taste . With the original mirror plate .all in good original condition including original gilt.. Can be used in landscape or portrait position

Date of Manufacture

Youlls Antiques has dated this Carved Giltwood Florentine Mirror to the 1910s.

Independent Date Guide ID 09059380
Dealer's Item Date1910s
Sellingantiques Date1910s
Sellingantiques agingItem 100-140 years old
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Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE 1910s:
Hand-carved pierced acanthus foliate surround: early twentieth-century Italian Grand Tour revival carving.
Fine crazing across the gesso ground: natural movement of traditional rabbit-skin glue size.
Gilt surface rubbed through to red bole: natural age and cleaning over decades.
Deeply cut pyramid inner border: popular framing motif in late Edwardian Italianate interiors.

This Independent Date Guide was compiled by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. It works only from the photographs shown on this page and is never told the date the dealer has declared. It is a guide, not a guarantee of age, and occasional errors can occur.

Physical Dimensions
Height
87cm (34.25")
Width
100cm (39.37")
Depth
8cm (3.15")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA1151340
Description
A carved giltwood mirror dating to the early 20th Century . In the Florentine taste . With the original mirror plate .all in good original condition including original gilt.. Can be used in landscape or portrait position
Date of Manufacture

Youlls Antiques has dated this Carved Giltwood Florentine Mirror to the 1910s.

Independent Date Report ID 09059380
Dealer's Item Date1910s
Sellingantiques dating1910s
Sellingantiques agingItem 100-140 years old
ResultsDates match
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the 1910s:
Hand-carved pierced acanthus foliate surround: early twentieth-century Italian Grand Tour revival carving.
Fine crazing across the gesso ground: natural movement of traditional rabbit-skin glue size.
Gilt surface rubbed through to red bole: natural age and cleaning over decades.
Deeply cut pyramid inner border: popular framing motif in late Edwardian Italianate interiors.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Height
87cm (34.25")
Width
100cm (39.37")
Depth
8cm (3.15")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1151340
Youlls Antiques
Youlls Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Jun 2009

Youlls antiques are a family business working in the trade for over three generations.

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A large rectangular wall mirror featuring an intricate hand-carved gold giltwood frame with openwork acanthus foliage and a notched inner border.
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Archive I A large rectangular wall mirror featuring an intricate hand-carved gold giltwood frame with openwork acanthus foliage and a notched inner border.

Carved Giltwood Florentine Style Mirror

Archive II A large rectangular wall mirror featuring an intricate hand-carved gold giltwood frame with openwork acanthus foliage and a notched inner border. View II
Archive III A large rectangular wall mirror featuring an intricate hand-carved gold giltwood frame with openwork acanthus foliage and a notched inner border. View III
Archive IV A large rectangular wall mirror featuring an intricate hand-carved gold giltwood frame with openwork acanthus foliage and a notched inner border. View IV
Archive V A large rectangular wall mirror featuring an intricate hand-carved gold giltwood frame with openwork acanthus foliage and a notched inner border. View V
Archive VI A large rectangular wall mirror featuring an intricate hand-carved gold giltwood frame with openwork acanthus foliage and a notched inner border. View VI
Archive VII A large rectangular wall mirror featuring an intricate hand-carved gold giltwood frame with openwork acanthus foliage and a notched inner border. View VII
Archive VIII A large rectangular wall mirror featuring an intricate hand-carved gold giltwood frame with openwork acanthus foliage and a notched inner border. View VIII
Archive IX A large rectangular wall mirror featuring an intricate hand-carved gold giltwood frame with openwork acanthus foliage and a notched inner border. View IX
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Youlls Antiques

Youlls Antiques
Telephone 01488 682 046
Location
27-28 Charnham St
Hungerford
Berkshire
RG17 OEJ
United Kingdom
Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/youlls
Verified Since Jun 2009
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A large rectangular wall mirror featuring an intricate hand-carved gold giltwood frame with openwork acanthus foliage and a notched inner border.
Carved giltwood florentine style mirror
Ref: SA1151340
A large rectangular wall mirror featuring an intricate hand-carved gold giltwood frame with openwork acanthus foliage and a notched inner border.
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectMirrors
  • Period1900 - 1920
  • StyleFlorentine
  • MaterialGiltwood, Glass
  • ColourGold
  • MotifsAcanthus leaf scrollwork, Openwork carving, Dogtooth border, Gold leaf gilding
  • SizeH 87 cm (34 in) x W 100 cm (39 in) x D 8 cm (3 in)

This Florentine style wall mirror dates to 1910 and measures 87 cm high by 100 cm wide with a depth of 8 cm. The large rectangular piece has a hand-carved giltwood frame finished in gold leaf gilding, displaying openwork acanthus leaf scrollwork, a notched dogtooth border framing the original glass mirror plate, and corner joints. The item remains in good original condition, including the original gilt. Ideal for placement above the mantel in a living room, dining room or hallway, the mirror can be hung in either a landscape or portrait position. It brings traditional decorative craftsmanship to a contemporary interior, reflecting light and adding warmth to a room.

FAQs

Florentine style mirrors originated in Florence, Italy, characterised by elaborate hand-carved openwork framing, scrolling acanthus leaves, and gilded surface finishes that reflect Renaissance and Baroque influences.

These frames were typically carved from softwoods such as pine or lime, coated with layers of gesso preparation, and finished using water gilding or oil gilding with gold leaf before inserting mirror glass.

Authentic pieces generally display subtle wear to the gilding revealing the red or grey bole clay underneath, along with carved wood joinery visible from the reverse and non-uniform hand-carved details.

Positioning a Florentine mirror above a contemporary sideboard or fireplace mantel creates an intentional visual contrast between classical woodcarving details and clean modern lines.

Dust the carved frame gently using a soft, dry camel-hair brush, avoiding water or liquid cleaners that can dissolve gesso and damage delicate gold leafing.
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