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Pretty and Decorative Italian Hand Painted Mirror Pier Glass
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Pretty and Decorative Italian Hand Painted Mirror Pier Glass

19th century
Description

This is a most attractive late 19th century Italian hand painted pier glass mirror with a lovely design dating from around 1870.

The substantial frame has a curved corner profile with polychrome floral cartouche and gilded highlights. The frame itself is carved with a serpentine bowed design and the glass is the original 3/8” plate in good useable order with only the odd characterful mark here and there.

A delightful antique mirror with great charm.

This is a very useful size measuring 96 cms by 75 cms overall.

UK delivery is £25

Date of Manufacture

Rams Head Antiques has dated this Italian Hand Painted Mirror to the 19th Century.

Independent Date Guide ID 09310617
Dealer's Item Date19th Century
Sellingantiques Date19th Century
Sellingantiques agingItem 115-160 years old
ResultsDates match
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE 19TH CENTURY:
Joint separation at the frame corners: natural shrinkage of joined wood sections.
Dark specks across the plate: age-related oxidisation of old mirror silvering.
Gilding rubbed to pale gesso along the high edges: natural handling wear.
Hand-painted floral sprays over gesso: decorative work typical of late nineteenth-century Italy.

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
96cm (37.80")
Width
75cm (29.53")
Depth
4cm (1.57")
Reference Numbers
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SA1187231
Dealers Notes

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 attractive late 19th century Italian hand painted pier glass mirror with a lovely design dating from around 1870.
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The substantial frame has a curved corner profile with polychrome floral cartouche and gilded highlights.
Rams Head Antiques

The frame itself is carved with a serpentine bowed design and the glass is the original 3/8” plate in good useable order with only the odd characterful mark here and there.

A delightful antique mirror with great charm.

This is a very useful size measuring 96 cms by 75 cms overall.

UK delivery is £25

Date of Manufacture

Rams Head Antiques has dated this Italian Hand Painted Mirror to the 19th Century.

Independent Date Report ID 09310617
Dealer's Item Date19th Century
Sellingantiques dating19th Century
Sellingantiques agingItem 115-160 years old
ResultsDates match
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the 19th Century:
Joint separation at the frame corners: natural shrinkage of joined wood sections.
Dark specks across the plate: age-related oxidisation of old mirror silvering.
Gilding rubbed to pale gesso along the high edges: natural handling wear.
Hand-painted floral sprays over gesso: decorative work typical of late nineteenth-century Italy.

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
96cm (37.80")
Width
75cm (29.53")
Depth
4cm (1.57")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1187231
Rams Head Antiques
Rams Head Antiques
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An Italian hand-painted shaped wall mirror featuring floral motifs and gilt scrollwork detailing around a rectangular glass frame.
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Archive I An Italian hand-painted shaped wall mirror featuring floral motifs and gilt scrollwork detailing around a rectangular glass frame.

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Telephone 07769 255 544
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Weardale
Durham
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An Italian hand-painted shaped wall mirror featuring floral motifs and gilt scrollwork detailing around a rectangular glass frame.
Pretty and Decorative Italian Hand Painted Mirror Pier Glass
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An Italian hand-painted shaped wall mirror featuring floral motifs and gilt scrollwork detailing around a rectangular glass frame.
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectWall Mirrors
  • Period19th century
  • StyleItalian Rococo
  • MaterialPainted Wood, Glass, Gold Leaf
  • ColourCream, Gold
  • MotifsFloral cartouches, Scrollwork moulding, Shaped corner lugs, Gilt accents
  • SizeH 96 cm (38 in) x W 75 cm (30 in) x D 4 cm (2 in)

This 19th century Italian Rococo wall mirror is formed of painted wood and glass with gold leaf. The substantial cream and gold frame has a curved corner profile with shaped corner lugs, polychrome floral cartouche decorations, and gilded highlights. The serpentine bowed wooden frame carries scrollwork moulding around a rectangular glass plate, suspended from a metal chain. Natural signs of age appear as characterful marks on the glass surface and minor wear to the painted surface. Measuring 96 cm high, 75 cm wide, and 4 cm deep, the mirror suits placement in a living room above a sideboard or console table, or within an entrance hallway as a decorative focal point.

FAQs

A pier glass is a mirror designed to hang on the wall space, known as a pier, between windows or above a console table, originating in 18th-century European interior design.

Traditional Italian mirrors were crafted from carved timber or pine, coated with gesso, hand-painted with tempera or oil paints, and detailed with gold leaf or gilding.

Examine the reverse side for hand-carved joinery, natural shrinkage in the wood frame, silvering or mercury oxidisation on the glass, and organic paint wear near high-touch edges.

Position the mirror above a minimalist console table or mantelpiece to create a striking focal point that introduces botanical detail and warm tones into a neutral colour scheme.

Dust the frame gently with a soft dry brush or microfibre cloth, avoiding liquid cleaners, solvent sprays, or damp cloths that could lift the painted finish or gilding.
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