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Outstanding French Louis Xvi Gilt Mirror
Rams Head Antiques
for sale €4,037     $4,382
£3,450
Rams Head Antiques

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Outstanding French Louis Xvi Gilt Mirror

19th century
Description

This is a most beautiful French Louis XVI style Giltwood & Gesso Mirror in superb original condition with a fabulous water gilding. The mirror has great form, with six separate marginal mirrors mounted in the egg and dart moulded frame around the large central plate. The central crest has wonderful detail with a grand urn issuing flowers and two rams heads to the sides of the urn. The mirror gilding is in exceptional original condition with the most attractive antique patina and the mirror plates are also the original glass which is all in excellent clean condition.

This is a fine Overmantel or grand size for floor or wall mounting measuring 185 cms by 107 cms wide.

This is a very fine example and has the date of manufacture inset to the reverse of the crest, 1886.

UK delivery can be arranged with our specialist furniture courier and costs £85 plus vat to most destinations.

Physical Dimensions
Height
185cm (72.83")
Width
107cm (42.13")
Depth
6cm (2.36")
Declaration

Rams Head Antiques has dated this French Louis Xvi Gilt Mirror to the 19th Century.

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SA1168261
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Rams Head Antiques is a family business based in Wolsingham in Weardale where we have had shop premises for 28 years. The shop is generally open every Saturday from 11 am till 3 pm.

You are most welcome to visit the shop but please always check to confirm we are open before travelling. We have been in the antiques trade for well over thirty years now and stock a wide and varied range of antiques and decorative items specialising in carpets and Eastern and Oriental items as well as Georgian and Victorian furniture, mirrors, oil paintings, prints, ceramics and clocks.

We can arrange worldwide delivery on all the items we have in stock, please ask for an accurate quote.

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Description
This is a most beautiful French Louis XVI style Giltwood & Gesso Mirror in superb original condition with a fabulous water gilding.
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The mirror has great form, with six separate marginal mirrors mounted in the egg and dart moulded frame around the large central plate.
Rams Head Antiques

The central crest has wonderful detail with a grand urn issuing flowers and two rams heads to the sides of the urn. The mirror gilding is in exceptional original condition with the most attractive antique patina and the mirror plates are also the original glass which is all in excellent clean condition.

fig 1. A rectangular French Louis XVI style giltwood mirror featuring a central urn cresting, beaded inner frame, and margin mirrors.
fig 1. Outstanding French Louis Xvi Gilt Mirror

This is a fine Overmantel or grand size for floor or wall mounting measuring 185 cms by 107 cms wide.

This is a very fine example and has the date of manufacture inset to the reverse of the crest, 1886.

UK delivery can be arranged with our specialist furniture courier and costs £85 plus vat to most destinations.

Height
185cm (72.83")
Width
107cm (42.13")
Depth
6cm (2.36")
Date of Manufacture

Rams Head Antiques has dated this French Louis Xvi Gilt Mirror to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1168261
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A rectangular French Louis XVI style giltwood mirror featuring a central urn cresting, beaded inner frame, and margin mirrors.
Outstanding French Louis XVI Gilt Mirror
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Originating in the late 18th century, Louis XVI mirrors feature Neoclassical elements inspired by antiquity, including symmetrical designs, beaded mouldings, floral garlands, and central urn crestings.

These mirrors are typically constructed from carved pine or lime wood, coated with gesso, and hand-gilded using thin sheets of gold leaf applied over a red or yellow clay bole.

Authentic pieces exhibit hand-carved detailing, visible wood shrinkage on the backboard, hand-forged iron fittings, and natural oxidation or foxing to the original glass silvering.

Position the mirror above a contemporary console table, a fireplace mantelpiece, or in an entryway to contrast classical Neoclassical detailing with clean architectural lines.

Dust gently using a soft feather duster or dry microfibre cloth, avoiding water or liquid cleaners on the giltwood frame to prevent dissolving the water-gilded surface layer.
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