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A Wonderful Large Antique French 19th Century Carved Wood & Gesso Painted Shaped Overmantle Mirror.
Cleall Antiques
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A Wonderful Large Antique French 19th Century Carved Wood & Gesso Painted Shaped Overmantle Mirror.

19th century
For Sale by Cleall Antiques
Description

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

Measurements:

96 cm high

1 metre 12 cm wide

3 cm deep

Physical Dimensions
Height
96cm (37.80")
Width
112cm (44.09")
Depth
3cm (1.18")
Declaration

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

Reference Numbers
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SA1169212
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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.

By appointment only.

Please call Damian on 07831 869955 for any enquires.

Description
A Wonderful large Antique French 19th Century carved wood & gesso painted shaped Overmantle Mirror, with original mirror and backboards.

Measurements:

96 cm high

1 metre 12 cm wide

3 cm deep

Height
96cm (37.80")
Width
112cm (44.09")
Depth
3cm (1.18")
Date of Manufacture

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

Reference Numbers
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SA1169212
Cleall Antiques
Cleall Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Jun 2011

Specialist in antique english & french mirrors.

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A large 19th-century French overmantel mirror featuring a serpentine carved frame with a distressed off-white and grey painted finish topped by a scroll cresting motif.
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Archive I A large 19th-century French overmantel mirror featuring a serpentine carved frame with a distressed off-white and grey painted finish topped by a scroll cresting motif.

A Wonderful Large Antique French 19th Century Carved Wood & Gesso Painted Shaped Overmantle Mirror.

Archive II A large 19th-century French overmantel mirror featuring a serpentine carved frame with a distressed off-white and grey painted finish topped by a scroll cresting motif. View II
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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 French overmantel mirror featuring a serpentine carved frame with a distressed off-white and grey painted finish topped by a scroll cresting motif.
A Wonderful large Antique French 19th Century carved wood & gesso painted shaped Overmantle Mirror.
Ref: SA1169212
A large 19th-century French overmantel mirror featuring a serpentine carved frame with a distressed off-white and grey painted finish topped by a scroll cresting motif.
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A 19th-century French overmantel mirror is designed specifically to sit directly above a fireplace mantelpiece, featuring a flat base and a contoured top frame often decorated with elaborate carved foliage, scroll crestings, or shell motifs.

These mirrors were constructed using a hand-carved wooden frame coated in gesso, a mixture of binder and chalk, which allowed craftsmen to mould detailed relief ornament before applying gilding or paint finishes.

Authentic pieces typically display original mercury glass with subtle dark spots or foxing, hand-carved backboards with historic joinery, and natural surface wear or craquelure across the painted gesso finish.

A painted overmantel mirror can be mounted directly above a fireplace surround, positioned over a hallway console table, or rested leaning against a wall to reflect light and create visual depth in contemporary living spaces.

Frame surfaces should be gently dusted using a soft dry brush, avoiding liquids or abrasive chemical cleaners that could dissolve the water-based gesso or compromise aged paint layers.
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